Chen Xiexia

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Xiexia

Personal information
Born	(1983-01-08) January 8, 1983 (age 41)
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Weightlifting

Chen Xiexia (Chinese: 陈燮霞; pinyin: Chén Xièxiá; born January 8, 1983, in Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong) is a Chinese weightlifter.

Career

She won three golds at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships.^[1] and the first gold medal for China in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg class, setting an Olympic Record by lifting a total of 212 kg.^[2]

She also won 3 golds at the 2007 Asian Championships, with a world record of 120 kg in clean and jerk.^[3] At the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium on Day 1 of the Olympic Games, 152 cm Xiexia, 25, yelled "jia you!" (come on!), and succeeded on all six attempts (snatch: 95 kg; clean and jerk: 117 kg).^[4][5][6]

On 12 January 2017 it was announced that because of a doping violation she had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympic Games, and was stripped of her gold medal. Chen Wei-Ling of Chinese Taipei, originally the bronze medalist, was awarded the gold medal instead.^[7]

References

1. "Chen Xiexia wins three golds at World Weightlifting Championships - the Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
2. Flash: Champion Chen of China with a new Olympic Record Archived August 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Progress of World Records, Women Seniors". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
4. "afp.google.com, First Beijing Olympic gold medal results". Archived from the original on 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
5. news.xinhuanet.com, Factbox on Olympic weightlifting champion Chen Xiexia
6. en.beijing2008.cn, Chen Xiexia of China wins Weightlifting gold Archived August 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
7. "IOC sanctions eight athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". IOC. Retrieved 12 January 2017.