Liao Qiuyun
Liao (4th from left) in the athletes' presentation in women's 55kg in Tokyo. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | 13 July 1995 Yongzhou, China |
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 54.80 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | China |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | 55 kg |
Medal record | |
Liao Qiuyun (Chinese: 廖秋云, born 13 July 1995) is a Chinese weightlifter.[1] She is the silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo[2] and World and Asian Champion.[3] She competes in the women's 55 kg division.
Career
In early 2019 Liao competed at the 2019 IWF World Cup in the 55 kg division and won gold medals in all lifts.[4] Later in 2019 she competed at the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships in the 55 kg category, won gold medals in all lifts,[5] and set a world record in the clean & jerk with a lift of 128 kg. She outlifted silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz by 15 kg.[6] In 2021 at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won China a silver medal in women's 55 kg weightlifting.[2][7]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Representing China | ||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 55 kg | 92 | 95 | 97 | 2 | 118 | 123 | 126 | 2 | 223 | |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | 55 kg | 95 | 98 | 120 | 125 | 129 WR | 227 WR | ||||
| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ningbo, China | 55 kg | 93 | 96 | 118 | 122 | 128 WR | 224 | ||||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Fuzhou, China | 55 kg | 93 | 96 | 118 | 121 | 125 | 221 | ||||
References
- ^ "Athlete Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020 Women's 55kg Results". Olympics.com. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "2019 World Championships Entry List" (PDF). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "2019 IWF World Cup Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Results of women's 55kg final at Asian Weightlifting Championships". Zinhuanet. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "2019 Asian Championships Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Women's 55 kg Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
External links
- Liao Qiuyun at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Liao Qiuyun at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Liao Qiuyun at Olympedia