Li Xueying

Li Xueying
Personal information
Born (1990-05-15) May 15, 1990 (age 34)
Henan
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportWeightlifting
Event58kg
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 58 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Goyang – 58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paris – 58 kg
Updated on 30 July 2012
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Xueying (Chinese: 李雪英; pinyin: Lǐ Xuěyīng; born May 15, 1990, in Henan[1]) is a Chinese weightlifter.[2] She won gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics by lifting 108 kg (238 lb) and 138 kg (304 lb) on snatch and clean & jerk, respectively, with a total weight lifted of 246 kg (542 lb), setting a new Olympic record in both snatch and total weight lifted.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Xueying Li - Weightlifting - Olympic Athlete - London 2012". 2012-07-27. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  2. ^ "FRANCE WEIGHTLIFTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". sports.media.daum.net. 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  3. ^ "Women's 58kg - Olympic Weightlifting - London 2012". 2012-07-30. Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  4. ^ "Olympics weightlifting: China's Li Xueying lands gold with record lift". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2012-07-30.


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