Hou Zhihui (Chinese: 侯志慧; pinyin: hóu zhìhuì; born 18 March 1997) is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympic champion, World champion, and two-time Asian champion competing in the women's 49 kg category.[2]
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| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1997 Meitang Village, Zhangshi Town, Guiyang County, Chenzhou, Hunan, China[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48.85 kg (108 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –49 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hunan Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As of 2021, she has set eleven senior world records throughout her career.[3]
Career edit
She competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 49 kg division, winning silvers medals in all lifts,[4] and setting two world records in the total.[5]
In 2019 she competed at the 2019 IWF World Cup held in Fuzhou, China, in the 49 kg category. She swept gold medals in all lifts[6] setting new world records in the snatch and total.
In 2021 at the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won China's second gold medal in women's 49 kg weightlifting, setting new Olympic records in the snatch, clean and jerk, and overall total, with 210 kilograms, which is three short of her world record from the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships.[7]
She won the bronze medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.
Debunked Doping Allegations edit
On 26 July 2021, Indian news outlet ANI wrongly reported that Hou, the new Women's 49 kg weightlifting olympic champion, would be tested by the International Testing Agency (ITA) for doping, according to ANI's unnamed source. Huo had won gold against India's Mirabai Chanu, who won silver. The article also stated that Mirabai Chanu would be upgraded to a gold medal if the tests were positive.[8] This report was subsequently propagated across other news networks,[9] including The Economic Times, Business Standard, India.com and Taiwan News.[10][11][12] The World Anti-Doping Agency and ITA debunked the reports, saying they knew nothing of such tests being carried out and that any developments would be transparently reported on their site.[13][14] On 30 July, ANI reported that no such test occurred, and that they had made an "inadvertent error while reporting the news".[15] As of 8 October, ANI's original report of the disavowed test remains on its website.[16]
Major results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan |
49 kg | 88 | 92 | 94 OR | 1 | 109 | 114 | 116 OR | 1 | 210 OR | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
49 kg | 88 | 93 | |
108 | 112 | 115 | |
208 WR |
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| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
49 kg | 89 | 94 | |
110 | 117 |  |
211 WR |
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| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia |
49 kg | 86 | 89 |  |
106 | 109 | — | 4 | 198 |
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| 2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
49 kg | 89 | 93 | 95 | |
111 | 116 | |
211 |
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| 2019 |  Fuzhou, China |
49 kg | 90 | 94 WR | |
111 | 116 | — | |
210 WR |
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| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand |
49 kg | 93 | 97 CWR | |
113 | 120 | |
217 |
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| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ningbo, China |
49 kg | 88 | 92 | |
109 | 113 | 116 | |
208 |
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| 2020 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
49 kg | 90 | 94 | 96 WR | |
110 | 115 | 117 | |
213 WR |
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References edit
- ^ "快讯丨湖南首金！侯志慧获东京奥运举重女子49公斤级冠军". Hunan Daily. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (24 July 2021). "Gold for China and disappointment for United States in first weightlifting event of Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "World records – International Weightlifting Federation".
- ^ 2018 World Weightlifting Championships –49 kg results
- ^ "World July ituky Trujillo Tayyip try fjytrjty=IWF.net". 3 November 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Chinese weightlifter Hou breaks world records to win golds at IWF World Cup". China Daily. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ Ece Toksabay; Junko Fujita (24 July 2021). "Weightlifting-China's Hou wins 49-kg weightlifting gold". Reuters. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Hou to be tested by anti-doping authorities, silver medallist Chanu stands chance to get medal upgrade".
- ^ "Indian media fake news about Olympic weightlifting doping takes off around Asia". www.insidethegames.biz. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "Taiwanese weightlifter could take bronze if China's Hou found doping | Taiwan News | 2021-07-28 12:30:00".|Taiwannews.com
- ^ "Indian media falsely report Mirabai Chanu stands chance of upgrading to gold - Alt News".
- ^ "Unverified Doping Charge Against Mirabai Chanu's Opponent Goes Viral | BOOM".
- ^ "Indian media fake news about Olympic weightlifting doping takes off around Asia - Insidethegames.biz - The Verified". Archived from the original on 2021-08-03.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifting gold medallist Zhihui Hou not taken for doping test- The New Indian Express".
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifting gold medallist Zhihui Hou not taken for doping test".
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Hou to be tested by anti-doping authorities, silver medallist Chanu stands chance to get medal upgrade".
