Guo Lingling (born 18 August 1989 in Handan) is a Chinese Paralympic powerlifter.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 41 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] She is also a three-time gold medalist at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.
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| Born | 18 August 1989 (age 34) Handan, China |
| Sport | |
| Country | China |
| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting |
Medal record | |
Career edit
Guo won the gold medal in the women's 45 kg event at both the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships and 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships.[4] She also won the gold medal in the women's 41 kg event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships.[5]
In 2017, Guo set a new world record of 110 kg at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.[6] At the 2018 World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championships, she improved this world record by lifting 114 kg.[6] At the 2019 World Championships, she set a new world record in the women's 45 kg weight class by lifting 118 kg.[4]
At the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan, Guo won the gold medal in the women's 41 kg event and she set a new world record in this weight class by lifting 109 kg.[1] A few months later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[5] She also improved her world record to 109.5 kg.[7]
Results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Attempts (kg) | Total | Rank | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 41 kg | 105 | 108 | 109 WR PR |
108 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Mexico City, Mexico | 45 kg | 107 | 110 WR | 110 |
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| 2019 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 45 kg | 114 | 117 | 118 WR AR |
– | 118 |
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| 2021 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 41 kg | 103 | 105 | 109.5 WR | 105 |
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References edit
- ^ a b "Powerlifting - GUO Lingling". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
Date of Birth: 18 Aug 1989, Place of birth: HANDAN
- ^ "World record debut for Guo Lingling on day of first-time champions". Paralympic.org. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b Etchells, Daniel (13 July 2019). "Two world record-breaking wins for China at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Tbilisi 2021: World record falls in historic start". Paralympic.org. 28 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Kitakyushu 2018: Lingling Guo breaks three world records". paralympic.org. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
External links edit
- Guo Lingling at Paralympic.org
- Guo Lingling at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
