Wang Zhouyu

Wang Zhouyu
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 30)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event–87 kg
ClubHubei Province
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo –87 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ashgabat –76 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pattaya –87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá –81 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Riyadh –81 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Phuket –75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ningbo –87 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tashkent –87 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Jinju –81 kg
Asian Junio Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bishkek –75 kg
National Games of China
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tianjin –75 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Shaanxi –87 kg

Wang Zhouyu (Chinese: 汪周雨; born 13 May 1994) is a Chinese weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 87 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

She participated at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, winning the title.[2]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan 87 kg 115 115 120 1 145 150 160 1 270 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 76 kg 113 118 122 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 140 146 152 1st place, gold medalist(s) 270 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 87 kg 116 120 125 1st place, gold medalist(s) 147 153 158 1st place, gold medalist(s) 278 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 81 kg 115 115 121 5 141 148 151 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 266 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 117 122 124 1st place, gold medalist(s) 147 155 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 277 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2015 Thailand Phuket, Thailand 75 kg 110 115 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 135 — — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 250 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 87 kg 119 124 126 1st place, gold medalist(s) 148 154 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 286 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 South Korea Jinju, South Korea 81 kg 115 115 115 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 140 146 151 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 261 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2019 China Fuzhou, China 76 kg 112 112 120 1st place, gold medalist(s) 140 148 150 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 260 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 China Tianjin, China 87 kg 117 122 126 1st place, gold medalist(s) 147 155 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 281 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Women's 87 kg Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ 2018 World Weightlifting Championships –76 kg results