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Kuo Hsing-chun

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Kuo Hsing-chun
Personal information
National team Chinese Taipei
Born (1993-11-26) 26 November 1993 (age 30)
Yilan, Taiwan
Years active2011-
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Republic of China
SportWeightlifting
Event–58 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 108 kg (2013)
  • Clean & Jerk: 142 kg (2017)
  • Total: 249 kg (2017)
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro –58 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Wrocław –58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Anaheim –58 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Houston –58 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan –58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei –58 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Astana –58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tashkent –58 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat –58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Pyeongtaek –58 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore –53 kg
Kuo Hsing-chun (right) accepting souvenirs from President Tsai Ing-wen in August 2017

Kuo Hsing-chun (Chinese: 郭婞淳; pinyin: Guō Xìngchún; born 26 November 1993) is a Taiwanese weightlifter of Amis descent.[1] She placed sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 58 kg and won bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] Kuo won gold at the 2017 Summer Universiade and set a world record of 142 kg for the clean and jerk in her final lift.[3] Following her performance at the Universiade, Kuo was awarded the Order of Brilliant Star.[4]

References

  1. ^ Taiwanese Olympic medalist is confident of getting best results from Taipei Universiade
  2. ^ Olympic Weightlifting 2016: Medal Winners and Scores After Monday's Results
  3. ^ UNIVERSIADE: Taiwan weightlifter breaks world record
  4. ^ Yeh, Sophia; Low, Y. F. (7 September 2017). "Record-breaking weightlifter receives national honor". Central News Agency. Retrieved 8 September 2017.