Chinese weightlifter (born 1993)
Li Fabin
Nationality Chinese Born (1993-01-15 ) 15 January 1993 (age 31) Nan'an , Quanzhou , Fujian , ChinaHeight 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Weight 60.80 kg (134 lb) Country China Sport Weightlifting Event –61 kg Club Fujian Province Personal bests
Li Fabin (Chinese : 李发彬; born 15 January 1993) is a Chinese weightlifter , Olympic gold medalist, World Champion, and four time Asian Champion competing in the 56 kg division[1] [2] until 2018 and 61 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]
Career
He competed at the 2018 World Championships in the newly created 61 kg category, winning a silver medal in the snatch and in the total.[4] [5] He competed at the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships in the 61 kg division winning gold medals in all lifts.[6] [7]
In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8]
Major results
Year
Venue
Weight
Snatch (kg)
Clean & Jerk (kg)
Total
Rank
1
2
3
Rank
1
2
3
Rank
Olympic Games
2021
Tokyo , Japan
61 kg
137
137
141
1
166
172 OR
178
1
313 OR
World Championships
2014
Almaty , Kazakhstan
56 kg
130
134
135
157
162
162
4
291
4
2018
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
61 kg
133
138
142
160
165
168
4
310
2019
Pattaya , Thailand
61 kg
138
141
145 WR
168
173
175
318 CWR
2022
Bogotá , Colombia
61 kg
137
140
140
167
175
175 WR
312
2023
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
61 kg
137
141
146
167
167
169
308
Asian Games
2023
Hangzhou , China
61 kg
137
141
143 GR
1
167
171
171
3
310 GR
Asian Championships
2012
Pyeongtaek , South Korea
56 kg
121
125
126
150
153
155
279
2016
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
56 kg
121
126
126
142
147
147
4
273
2017
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
56 kg
123
123
125
145
145
149
272
2019
Ningbo , China
61 kg
137
141
141
167
171
175
312
2020
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
61 kg
138
142
142
170
176
176
312
2023
Jinju , South Korea
61 kg
136
141
143
166
171
174
314
IWF World Cup
2024
Phuket , Thailand
61 kg
138
143
146 CWR
166
173
173
5
312
References
External links
56 kg (1948–1992)
59 kg (1996)
56 kg (2000–2016)
61 kg (2020)
56 kg (1947–1991)
59 kg (1993–1997)
56 kg (1998–2017)
61 kg (2018–)