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Li Yajun (weightlifter)

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Li Yajun
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-04-27) 27 April 1993 (age 31)
Height1.51 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight54.82 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event55 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 102 kg (2018)
  • Clean and jerk: 123 kg (2018)
  • Total: 225 kg (2018)
Medal record
Representing  China
Women's Weightlifting
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Wrocław −53 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ashgabat –55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Almaty – 53kg

Li Yajun (黎雅君; born 27 April 1993) is a Chinese weightlifter,[1] Olympian,[2] and World Champion competing in the 53 kg category until 2018 and 55 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Career

She competed at the 2013 World Championships in the Women's 53 kg, winning the Gold medal.[4]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 53 kg 98 101 104 1 123 126 126 -- -- --
World Championships
2013 Poland Wrocław, Poland 53 kg 95 100 104 1st place, gold medalist(s) 115 120 121 1st place, gold medalist(s) 221 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 53 kg 96 100 100 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 115 117 118 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 214 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 55 kg 97 100 WR 102 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 117 121 123 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 225 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Li Yajun". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Olympic Profile". Olympic.org. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 55 kg
  4. ^ 2018 Asian Games profile