Li Wenwen

Li Wenwen secured her first senior world gold medals at the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China, where she also set a world record in the snatch with a lift of 147 kg, establishing herself as a formidable presence in global sports. Prior to this, in the same year, Li earned silver medals and set junior world records across snatch, clean & jerk, and total in the +87 kg category at the IWF World Cup in Fuzhou. Her remarkable ascent continued at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, where she delivered a perfect performance, claiming gold medals in all lifts and setting new world records in the clean & jerk (186 kg) and total (332 kg). Building on this foundational success, Li continued to break new ground.

In 2022, Li Wenwen claimed another World Weightlifting Championships gold medal in the +87 kg category during the competition in Bogotá. She followed this with yet another gold medal at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jinju in 2023, once again in the +87 kg event, maintaining her consistent top-tier performance on the international stage. Most recently, Li reinforced her formidable standing in the sport with a gold medal at the IWF World Cup in Phuket in 2024. In August 2024, she made history again by securing her second Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, this time competing in the women’s +81 kg event with a total lift of 309 kg.

These achievements underscore her enduring legacy as one of the most decorated and consistently high-performing weightlifters of her generation, renowned for her record-breaking capabilities across various international championships.