Deng Zhiwei
 Deng at the 2018 Asian Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 1, 1988 Hengshui, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Deng Zhiwei (Chinese: 邓志伟, born February 1, 1988) is a Chinese heavyweight freestyle wrestler who won a Silver medal at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships and a Bronze medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships.
Career[]
Deng competed at the 2016 Olympics, and was eliminated in the round of 16 by Levan Berianidze.[2][3]
Deng returned to the 2020 Olympics, where he achieved greater success. He came 5th place after losing the Bronze Medal match to Amir Hossein Zare (who would later win the 2021 World Wrestling Championships just two months later).
Major results[]
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Freestyle 125 kg |
| 2019 | World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Freestyle 125 kg |
| Asian Championships | Xi'an, China | 2nd | Freestyle 125 kg | |
| 2018 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Freestyle 125 kg |
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | Freestyle 125 kg | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th | Freestyle 125 kg |
| 2015 | World Championships | Las Vegas, United States | 18th | Freestyle 125 kg |
| Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Freestyle 125 kg | |
| 2014 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 10th | Freestyle 125 kg |
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deng Zhiwei. |
- ^ Deng Zhiwei Archived August 24, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
- ^ "Zhiwei Deng". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Freestyle 125 kg – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
External links[]
- Deng Zhiwei at United World Wrestling
- Deng Zhiwei at Olympics.com
- Deng Zhiwei at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Chinese male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers of China
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for China
- Asian Games medalists in wrestling
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Asian Wrestling Championships medalists
- Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics