Chen Yanqing

Chinese weightlifter, member of the Party Group and vice president of the Women's Federation of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province
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Chen Yanqing, female, Han nationality, born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in April 1979. He started to work in September 1995 and joined the Communist Party of China in May 2005. Chinese women's weightlifting team Team member. [1] [25]
Chen Yanqing was selected to the Jiangsu Provincial weightlifting Team in 1994, selected to the national team in 1995, and won in 2004 Athens Olympic Games Women's 58kg champion [2] ; In 2008, Beijing Olympic Games The women won the 58kg weightlifting title [3] ; After retiring in 2008, Chen Yanqing served as Jiangsu Province Suzhou Sports Bureau Deputy Director. [21]
She is currently a member and vice chairman of the Party Group of Women's Federation of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. [24]
Chinese name
Chen Yanqing
nationality
China
Ethnic group
The Han nationality
Place of Birth
Xishan Town, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
Date of birth
May 4, 1979
height
1.58m
Body weight
58 kg
Graduate School
Soochow University
Sports event
Weightlifting 58 kg
Sports team
Chinese national team
Major awards
Gold medal in women's 58kg weightlifting at the Athens Olympic Games
Beijing Olympic Games women's weightlifting 58kg gold medal

Character experience

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Early experience

Chen Yanqing
In 1990, in a primary school athletics meeting, Chen Yanqing's outstanding athletic talent was recognized by the coach of the Suzhou amateur sports school. That year, she began weight training at the age of 11. In 1994, Chen Yanqing was selected to Jiangsu Provincial weightlifting Team [4] .
In 1995, she participated in the first Asian Youth Women's Weightlifting Championship and won the gold medal. Selected to the national team in the same year [4] .

Sports career

Grand slam winner
Chen Yanqing
In 1996, in the second year after joining the national team, Chen Yanqing won three gold MEDALS in snatch, clean and jerk and total result in the 59 kg event of the National Championship [5] .
October 1997, in The eighth National Games Won the snatch championship and the third clean and jerk; In the same year, he won three gold MEDALS in snatch, clean and jerk and total achievement in the 64kg division of the World Championships [6] .
In May 1998, Chen Yanqing won three gold MEDALS in snatch, clean and jerk and total score of 58kg division at the National Championships. In July, she participated in the women's 58kg division at the World University Games and won three gold MEDALS in snatch, clean and jerk and total score again. In December, she won the gold medal in the women's 58kg division at the Asian Games [7] .
In 1999, Chen Yanqing successfully defended her title in the snatch, clean and jerk and total score of women's 58kg division in the National Championship, and won the snatch, clean and jerk and total score of women's 58kg division in the World Youth Championship, and won the snatch and total score of the World Championship in the same year, and the second place in the clean and jerk [8] .
In the year 2000 Sydney Olympic Games In the trials, he won the championship with a total score of 242 kg [8] .
From 1995 to 2000, Chen Yanqing swept the National Championship, National Games, Asian Youth Games, Asian Games, World Youth Championships and World Championships. Her performance was originally due to representing the Chinese team to participate in the Sydney Olympic Games, but due to the Olympic quota limit, the Chinese weightlifting team did not give Chen Yanqing the qualification to participate in the Olympic Games, and Chen Yanqing's state was severely hit and her performance declined [9] .
In the ninth National Games in 2001, Chen Yanqing performed poorly and only won the bronze medal. After the game, Chen Yanqing retired to study at the School of Finance and Economics of Suzhou University, and also served as a women's weightlifting coach at the Suzhou Sports Professional Sports Team Management Center [9] .
First comeback
From February 2003, Cao Xinming, the leader of Jiangsu Province weightlifting team and Chen Yanqing's coach, repeatedly mobilized her to return; In November, Chen Yanqing decided to return to resume training and prepare to participate in the Athens Olympic Games. The 10th National Games competition [10] .
On May 4, 2004, he was selected to the national team to prepare for the Athens Olympic Games. Chen Yanqing won the women's 58kg weightlifting gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games on August 17. She lifted 107.5kg in snatch and 130kg in clean and jerk with a total score of 237.5kg, giving China its seventh gold medal of the Games [11] .
In 2005, Chen Yanqing won the gold medal in the women's 58kg weightlifting event at the 10th National Games in Jiangsu Province with a total throw of 255kg, breaking the snatch world record [12] ; It was followed by the opening ceremony on 29 October 2005 Macau East Asian Games And won the gold medal [13] .
After attending in Macau East Asian Games After that, Chen Yanqing retired for the second time and entered Soochow University Business School Undergraduate in Business administration. [14]
Second comeback
In January 2006, Chen Yanqing returned to the national team to continue training and won the national championship again. In the Doha Asian Games in December, she broke three world records in the women's 58kg category with 111kg snatch, 140kg clean and jerk and 251kg total [15] ; Retire quietly after the game, return Soochow University Read a book.
Third comeback
In April 2007, Chen returned to the national team to resume training after a five-month break to prepare for the Beijing Olympic Games.
In April 2008, in the National championships and Olympic Trials, Chen Yanqing won the gold medal with a total score of 245 kg. It was officially selected in July Beijing Olympic Games The Chinese weightlifting team. On August 11, Chen Yanqing successfully defended her gold medal in the women's 58kg weightlifting final at the Beijing Olympic Games, breaking the Olympic record for clean and jerk and total score by lifting 106kg and 138kg in snatch and 244kg in total [16] .
After the Beijing Olympics, Chen Yanqing officially retired.

Political career

In June 2000, she served as assistant coach of Jiangsu Women's Weightlifting Team and deputy director of Suzhou Sports Professional Sports Team Management Center.
In February 2007, he was appointed deputy director of Suzhou Sports Bureau and member of the Party Group.
In June 2012, he served as deputy director of the Sports Bureau of Suzhou, member of the Party Group, and deputy director of the Culture, Education, Health and Sports Committee of Suzhou CPPCC.
In December 2020, he served as deputy director of Suzhou Sports Bureau, member of the Party Group and third-level researcher. [22]
In August 2023, she became a member and vice chairman of the Party Group of Suzhou Women's Federation. [23-24]

Appointment and removal of posts

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In August 2023, the Suzhou Municipal government decided to remove Chen Yanqing from the post of Deputy director of the Suzhou Sports Bureau (otherwise appointed). [23]

Career data

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competition
item
data
remark
Awards
1996
National championships 59kg
Women's 59 kg snatch
110 kg
National record
Gold medal
1997
The eighth National Games
Women's 59kg snatch
112.5 kg
World record
Gold medal
11th World Weightlifting Championships
Women's 64 kg clean and jerk
131 kg
World record
Gold medal
1998
World University weightlifting Championships
Women's 58kg snatch
97.5 kg
World record
Gold medal
Women's 58kg clean and jerk
122.5 kg
World record
Women's 58kg overall
220 kg
World record
1999
World championship
Women's 58kg class snatch
105 kg
World record
Gold medal
Women's 58kg overall
235 kg
World record
Gold medal
2004
Athens Olympic Games
Women's 58kg snatch
107.5 kg
-
Gold medal
Women's 58kg clean and jerk
130 kg
-
Women's 58kg overall
237.5 kg
-
2006
Doha Asian Games
Women's 58kg snatch
111 kg
World record
Gold medal
Women's 58kg clean and jerk
140 kg
World record
Women's 58kg overall
251 kg
World record
2008
Beijing Olympic Games
Women's 58kg snatch
106 kg
-
Gold medal
Women's 58kg clean and jerk
138 kg
Olympic record
Women's 58kg overall
244 kg
Olympic record
(Career data Reference: 12 - [13] [15 to 16] )

Personal life

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Chen Yanqing
Chen Yanqing was born into a family of fruit farmers in Xishan Town, Suzhou. She is the youngest child in her family and has two older sisters [4] .
Yanqing Chen graduated from the Business School of Soochow University with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in July 2007, and then pursued a master's degree in Educational psychology at the School of Education of Soochow University under the supervision of Professor Zhu Yongxin, Vice Mayor of Suzhou City and a scholar. Chen Yanqing was a delegate to the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China; After retiring, Chen Yanqing served as deputy director of Suzhou Sports Bureau [17] .
In June 2010, Chen Yanqing married Cao Xinmin, a coach 21 years older than her [17] .

Award record

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competition
Award time Award name Award result
2008 Beijing Olympic Games women's 58kg gold medal Win a prize
2006 Asian Games women 58kg snatch/clean and jerk/total three gold MEDALS Win a prize
2004 Gold medal in women's 58kg category at Athens Olympic Games Win a prize
2000 National Weightlifting Championship 58kg snatch/clean and jerk/total three runners-up Win a prize
1999 National Championship 58kg snatch/clean and jerk/total three runners-up Win a prize
1999 World Youth Championships 58kg snatch/clean and jerk/total three gold MEDALS Win a prize
1999 World Weightlifting Championships 58kg snatch/total two gold MEDALS; Clean and jerk runner-up Win a prize
1998 National Championship 58kg snatch/clean and jerk/total three gold MEDALS Win a prize
1998 World University Weightlifting Championships 58kg snatch/clean and jerk/total three gold MEDALS Win a prize
1998 Gold medal in women's 58kg weightlifting at Asian Games Win a prize
1997 59kg snatch/total champion of the 8th National Games; Clean and jerk third Win a prize
1997 The 11th World Championships 64kg snatch/clean and jerk/total three gold MEDALS Win a prize
1996 National Championship 59kg snatch/clean and jerk/total three titles Win a prize
(Award record Reference: [12] )

Personal evaluation

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Chen Yanqing
Chen Yanqing is destined to become a legendary athlete, and her experience of three retirements and three comebacks is enough to surprise people. China Youth Daily Review [18] ) Training for the national team is hard, but Chen Yanqing has practiced even harder. Her efforts are there for all to see. (Sohu network review [19] )
Chen Yanqing was born to be suitable for weightlifting, her flexibility is particularly good, the strength is large, the technology has been relatively fixed, the most valuable is that she has been practicing weightlifting for 18 years without major injuries. (Comments by coach Cao Xinming [20] )