Chen Lijun

Chen Lijun (Chinese 谌利军; born 8 February 1993) is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympic Champion, five time World Champion and two time Asian Champion competing in the 62 kg division until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Chen Lijun

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 Yiyang, China
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	66.95 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–67 kg
Club	Hunan Province
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 154 kg (2019) Clean and jerk: 187 kg (2019) Total: 339 kg (2019)
Medal record Representing China Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo –67 kg World Championships 2013 Wrocław –62 kg 2015 Houston –62 kg 2018 Ashgabat –67 kg 2019 Pattaya –67 kg 2023 Riyadh –67 kg 2022 Bogotá –67 kg Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou –67 kg 2014 Incheon –62 kg Asian Championships 2019 Ningbo –67 kg 2020 Tashkent –67 kg 2023 Jinju –61 kg Junior World Championships 2010 Sofia –62 kg National Games of China 2013 Liaoning –62 kg 2017 Tianjin –62 kg 2021 Shaanxi –67 kg

Career

Olympics

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 62 kg division but was forced to withdraw from the competition after his second snatch attempt due to legs cramps.

In 2021 at the 2020 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in the Men's 67kg category, lifting 145 kg in the Snatch and 187 kg in the Clean and Jerk for a 332 kg total, with new Olympic records set in the clean and jerk, and overall total.

World Championships

He competed at the 2013 World Championships in the Men's 62 kg class, lifting 146 kg in the Snatch and 175 kg in the Clean and Jerk for a 321 kg total, winning silver medals in the snatch and the clean & jerk and a gold medal in the total.

In 2015, he competed at the 2015 World Championships in the 62 kg class, lifting 150 kg in the snatch and a world record 183 kg in the clean & jerk for a world record 333 kg total, earning a silver medal in the Snatch and gold medals in the Clean and Jerk and total.

In 2018, the IWF restructured the weight classes and he competed in the 67 kg category as the 2018 World Championships. Coming into the competition he was the heavy favorite to win, and after the snatch portion he was in second place, 2 kg behind the snatch gold medalist Huang Minhao. In the clean & jerk portion he successfully lifted 182 kg in his second attempt giving him a total world record of 332 kg and his third World Championships win.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	62 kg	143	143	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	Tokyo, Japan	67 kg	145	150	151	5	175	187 OR	—	1	332 OR
World Championships
2013	Wrocław, Poland	62 kg	138	143	146		173	173	175		321
2015	Houston, United States	62 kg	145	150	152		175	179	183 WR		333 WR
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	67 kg	145	150	153		178	182	185		332 WR
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	67 kg	145	150	153		178	184	187 WR		337
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	67 kg	145	148	150		171	176	176	6	324
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	67 kg	145	150	153		175	180	—		333
Asian Games
2014	Incheon, South Korea	62 kg	140	143	145	2	173	173	178	2	321
2023	Hangzhou, China	67 kg	145	145	150 GR	1	175	180	180	1	330 GR
Asian Championships
2019	Ningbo, China	67 kg	147	151	154 WR		178	185 WR	—		339 CWR
2020	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	67 kg	145	150	153		171	177	180		333
2023	Jinju, South Korea	61 kg	137	142	142		168	173	173		310

External links

• Chen Lijun at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Chen Lijun at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Chen Lijun at Olympics.com