Yang Lian (Chinese: 杨炼, born 16 October 1982) is a Chinese weightlifter.
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| Nationality |  China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 48 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yang participated in the women's 48 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 98 kg and clean and jerking an additional 119 kg for a total of 217 kg. Both being world records and a world record for the total.[1]
References edit
- ^ "75th MEN'S and 18th WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS -48 KG WOMEN". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008.
External links edit
- Yang Lian at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Yang Lian at the International Weightlifting Results Project
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