Chen Wen-huei

Taiwanese weightlifter (born 1997)
Chen Wen-huei
Personal information
NationalityTaiwanese
Born (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27)
Taipei County, Taiwan
Alma materNational Taiwan Normal University
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Coached byHuang Dade, Ho Hsiao-Chun
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo –64 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent –64 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tashkent –64 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tashkent –71 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Jinju –71 kg

Chen Wen-huei (Chinese: 陳玟卉; pinyin: Chén Wénhuì, born 23 February 1997) is a Taiwanese weightlifter.

Early life

Chen was raised in New Taipei City.[1] She took up weightlifting in her second year of middle school. Originally she trained as a triathlete but disliked running, and a weightlifting coach convinced her to switch sports. She chose weightlifting because the training facility had air conditioning, provided food, and had shorter training sessions.[2]

Career

At the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Chen finished in fifth place in the women's 58 kg event.[3]

In 2019, she competed in the women's 64 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.

She represented Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and she won the bronze medal in the women's 64 kg event.[4] In December 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 64 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5][6]

In 2024, she competed in the women's 71 kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[7] She lifted 236 kg in total and placed sixth.

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo, Japan 64 kg 97 100 103 — 127 130 130 — 230 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024 Paris, France 71 kg 102 103 106 — 133 139 140 — 236 6
World Championships
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 64 kg 92 96 98 21 118 123 128 10 215 13
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 64 kg 97 101 101 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 126 131 135 1st place, gold medalist(s) 232 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 71 kg 99 104 107 11 131 136 136 8 235 10
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 71 kg 103 105 108 15 133 135 141 4 246 4
Asian Games
2023 Hangzhou, China 76 kg 101 105 105 — 131 135 137 — 242 4
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo, China 64 kg 93 93 98 4 116 123 127 4 221 4
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 64 kg 94 98 100 1st place, gold medalist(s) 119 125 128 1st place, gold medalist(s) 228 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Manama, Bahrain 64 kg 98 98 99 — — — — — — —
2023 Jinju, South Korea 71 kg 93 97 101 6 123 128 131 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 232 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 71 kg 102 106 108 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 128 137 137 4 236 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Taiwan's female weightlifters win gold, bronze at Tokyo Olympics". Taiwan Today. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "CHEN Wen-Huei". Paris 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Chen Wen-Huei". Olympics. 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ Oliver, Brian (12 December 2021). "Weightlifting sensation as Bulgarian teenager Nasar smashes Lu Xiaojun's senior world record". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.