Liao Hsing-chou

Liao Hsing-chou
Personal information
Native name廖星州
NationalityTaiwanese
Born (1970-02-04) 4 February 1970 (age 54)
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Liao Hsing-chou (Chinese: 廖星州; born 4 February 1970) is a Taiwanese weightlifter. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Liao's father is Liao Yong-yuan (Chinese: 廖永元), the owner of a martial arts gym in the Bade District of Taoyuan.[2] The younger Liao competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul when he was 18 years old. He later competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Liao was employed at First Commercial Bank [zh] and resigned to focus on his graduate studies at National Taiwan Sport University.[3] Liao competed at the 2000 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Osaka, where he set three national records though did not medal in any of the events.[4]

Liao set a national record of lifting 134 kilograms (295 lb) in the 69kg category on 15 March 2005 at the National Sports Training Center. His record was broken by Wu Zong-ling (Chinese: 吳宗嶺) in 2006.[5] Liao represented Taoyuan during a 69kg weightlifting competition at the National Games of Taiwan [zh] in 2005. He tore his arm ligament during one of his attempts. He continued competing and in a subsequent attempt he fell to the ground, was unable to get up, and was carried out on a stretcher. Liao received a silver medal in the competition, having lifted a total of 273 kilograms (602 lb). Despite having largely become a coach before the competition, he participated in the National Games to earn prize money and for the honor.[6] He had been competing against much younger athletes. Liao said, "Time does not spare anyone; I have to admit defeat. It's time to fully retire. Not being an athlete doesn't mean I won’t continue as a coach."[7]

After retiring from weightlifting, Liao became a wrestling coach at a Taipei high school.[2] Liao is married to Zhu Nan-mei (Chinese: 朱南美), a former world champion weightlifter. The newspaper Min Sheng Bao reported in 2004 that the couple had one daughter and that Zhu was pregnant with their second child.[3]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liao Hsing-chou Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Zhang, Ya-ting 張雅婷 (19 November 2015). "70歲每天舉重 盼孫續寫「廖家傳奇」" [70-Year-Old Lifts Weights Daily, Hopes Grandson Will Continue the 'Liao Family Legend'.]. United Daily News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b He, Chang-fa 何長發 (18 February 2004). "《全國青年杯舉重賽及奧運選拔》 廖星州寶刀未老 2破全國 刷新自己保持的69公斤級抓、挺舉紀錄 不過隨後郭承瑋抓舉又創新猶" [National Youth Weightlifting Championship and Olympic Selection. Liao Hsing-chou proves hes still in top form, breaking national records twice. He sets new personal bests in the snatch and clean & jerk for the 69 kg category, but shortly after, Guo Cheng-wei also sets a new record in the snatch.]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. B3.
  4. ^ Li, Yi-zhong 李一中 (4 May 2000). "亞洲舉重賽 廖星州三破全國 總和成績比摘金的大陸選手少卅五公斤" [Asian Weightlifting Championships: Liao Hsing-chou Breaks National Records]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. 29.
  5. ^ Chen, Jun-he 陳俊合 (26 August 2006). "總統盃舉重賽 吳宗嶺 抓破全國" [Presidential Cup Weightlifting Competition Wu Zong-ling Breaks National Record]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. B3.
  6. ^ Wang, Shu-heng 王樹衡 (18 October 2005). "試舉160公斤 廖星州倒地送醫 力拚極限 手臂脫臼！35歲老將：這是最後一次了" [Attempting to Lift 160 kg, Liao Hsing-chou Collapses and is Rushed to Hospital—Pushing His Limits, He Dislocates His Arm! 35-Year-Old Veteran: "This is My Last Time."]. United Daily News (in Chinese). p. C2.
  7. ^ Li, Yan-quan 李炎權 (18 October 2005). "老將廖星州 舉斷韌帶拚銀 何筱珺 為北縣撂下35年來第一金" [Veteran Liao Hsing-chou fights for silver after tearing a ligament; He Xiao-jun secures the first gold for North County in 35 years.]. Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). p. B4.


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