Wang Mingjuan

Wang Mingjuan
Personal information
Born (1985-10-11) October 11, 1985 (age 38)
Height1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London -48 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha -48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou -48 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Warsaw -48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Vancouver -48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Doha -48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Goyang -48 kg
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Mingjuan (Chinese: 王明娟; pinyin: Wáng Míngjuān; born October 11, 1985, in Yongzhou, Hunan) is a Chinese weightlifter,[1] Olympic champion, and four time world champion.

Career

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 48 kg division, winning the gold medal.[2]

Over the course of her career she set 12 senior world records.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 England London, England 48 kg 88 88 91 1 110 114 116 1 205 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2002 Poland Warsaw, Poland 48 kg 87.5 90.5 WR 92.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 110.0 112.5 115.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 207.5 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 48 kg 85.0 90.0 90.0 1st place, gold medalist(s) 110.0 115.0 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2005 Qatar Doha, Qatar 48 kg 183 93 95 1st place, gold medalist(s) 112 116 118 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 213 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009 South Korea Goyang, South Korea 48 kg 90 93 95 1st place, gold medalist(s) 110 115 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 208 1st place, gold medalist(s)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mingjuan Wang". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  2. ^ "Wang claims first Weightlifting gold". london2012.com. 2012-07-28. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-07-28.