Guo Lingling

In this Chinese name, the family name is Guo.
Guo Lingling
Personal information
Born18 August 1989 (1989-08-18) (age 35)
Handan, China
Sport
CountryChina
SportParalympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 41 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 45 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City 45 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 45 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tbilisi 41 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai 45 kg
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 45 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 41 kg

Guo Lingling (born 18 August 1989 in Handan) is a Chinese Paralympic powerlifter.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 41 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] She also won gold at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.[4] Guo is a four-time gold medalist at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.

Career

Guo won the gold medal in the women's 45 kg event at both the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships and 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships.[5] She also won the gold medal in the women's 41 kg event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships.[6]

In 2017, Guo set a new world record of 110 kg at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.[7] At the 2018 World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championships, she improved this world record by lifting 114 kg.[7] At the 2019 World Championships, she set a new world record in the women's 45 kg weight class by lifting 118 kg.[5]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan, Guo won the gold medal in the women's 41 kg event and she set a new world record in this weight class by lifting 109 kg.[1] A few months later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[6] She also improved her world record to 109.5 kg.[8]

Guo won the gold medal in the women's 45 kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.[4] She also set a new world record of 123 kg.[4][9]

Results

Year Venue Weight Attempts (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 4
Summer Paralympics
2021 Tokyo, Japan 41 kg 105 108 108 109
WR PR		 108 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2017 Mexico City, Mexico 45 kg 107 110 WR 116 116 110 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 45 kg 114 117 118
WR AR		 – 118 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Tbilisi, Georgia 41 kg 103 105 105 109.5 WR 105 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b "Powerlifting - GUO Lingling". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021. Date of Birth: 18 Aug 1989, Place of birth: HANDAN
  2. ^ "World record debut for Guo Lingling on day of first-time champions". Paralympic.org. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (13 July 2019). "Two world record-breaking wins for China at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Tbilisi 2021: World record falls in historic start". Paralympic.org. 28 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Kitakyushu 2018: Lingling Guo breaks three world records". paralympic.org. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. ^ "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  9. ^ "A world-record lift as Lingling powers up to 123kg". InsideTheGames.biz. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.