Chen Lijun
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993
Yiyang, China
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight66.95 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event–67 kg
ClubHunan Province
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 154 kg (2019)
  • Clean and jerk: 187 kg (2019)
  • Total: 339 kg (2019)
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo–67 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Wrocław–62 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Houston–62 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Ashgabat–67 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Pattaya–67 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Riyadh–67 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Bogotá–67 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou–67 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Incheon–62 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Ningbo–67 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Tashkent–67 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Jinju–61 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Sofia–62 kg
National Games of China
Gold medal – first place2013 Liaoning–62 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Tianjin–62 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Shaanxi–67 kg

Chen Lijun (Chinese 谌利军; born 8 February 1993) is a Chinese weightlifter,[1] Olympic Champion, five time World Champion and two time Asian Champion competing in the 62 kg division until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2]

Career

Olympics

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 62 kg division but was forced to withdraw from the competition after his second snatch attempt[3] due to legs cramps.[4]

In 2021 at the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in the Men's 67kg category, lifting 145 kg in the Snatch and 187 kg in the Clean and Jerk for a 332 kg total, with new Olympic records set in the clean and jerk, and overall total.

World Championships

He competed at the 2013 World Championships in the Men's 62 kg class, lifting 146 kg in the Snatch and 175 kg in the Clean and Jerk for a 321 kg total, winning silver medals in the snatch and the clean & jerk and a gold medal in the total.

In 2015, he competed at the 2015 World Championships in the 62 kg class, lifting 150 kg in the snatch and a world record 183 kg in the clean & jerk for a world record 333 kg total, earning a silver medal in the Snatch and gold medals in the Clean and Jerk and total.[5]

In 2018, the IWF restructured the weight classes and he competed in the 67 kg category as the 2018 World Championships. Coming into the competition he was the heavy favorite to win, and after the snatch portion he was in second place, 2 kg behind the snatch gold medalist Huang Minhao. In the clean & jerk portion he successfully lifted 182 kg in his second attempt giving him a total world record of 332 kg and his third World Championships win.[6][7]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil62 kg143143————————
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan67 kg1451501515175187 OR—1332 OR1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2013Poland Wrocław, Poland62 kg1381431462nd place, silver medalist(s)1731731752nd place, silver medalist(s)3211st place, gold medalist(s)
2015United States Houston, United States62 kg1451501521st place, gold medalist(s)175179183 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)333 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan67 kg1451501532nd place, silver medalist(s)1781821851st place, gold medalist(s)332 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand67 kg1451501533rd place, bronze medalist(s)178184187 WR2nd place, silver medalist(s)3371st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia67 kg1451481501st place, gold medalist(s)17117617663242nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia67 kg1451501531st place, gold medalist(s)175180—1st place, gold medalist(s)3331st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2014South Korea Incheon, South Korea62 kg140143145217317317823212nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023China Hangzhou, China67 kg145145150 GR11751801801330 GR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2019China Ningbo, China67 kg147151154 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)178185 WR—1st place, gold medalist(s)339 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan67 kg1451501532nd place, silver medalist(s)1711771801st place, gold medalist(s)3331st place, gold medalist(s)
2023South Korea Jinju, South Korea61 kg1371421422nd place, silver medalist(s)1681731732nd place, silver medalist(s)3102nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  2. ↑ "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 67 kg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Colombia's Mosquera wins weight lifting gold after Chinese favorite fails to finish". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Zen Colombian retires after lifting gold". Reuters. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Results by Events: 2015 IWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "China's Shi Zhiyong breaks three world records to win 73kg at weightlifting worlds". Xinhuanet. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Third Asian Gold within Men". IWF.net. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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