Li Fabin

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Li Fabin
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 28)
Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60.80 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–61 kg
ClubFujian Province
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo –61 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pattaya –61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ashgabat –61 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Pyeongtaek –56 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ningbo –61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tashkent –61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ashgabat –56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tashkent –56 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Penang –56 kg
National Games of China
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tianjin –56 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Shaanxi –61 kg

Li Fabin (Chinese: 李发彬; born 15 January 1993) is a Chinese weightlifter, World Champion, and three 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 Japan Tokyo, Japan 61 kg 137 137 141 1 166 172 OR 178 1 313 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 56 kg 130 134 135 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 157 162 162 4 291 4
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 61 kg 133 138 142 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 160 165 168 4 310 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 61 kg 138 141 145 CWR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 168 173 175 1st place, gold medalist(s) 318 CWR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2012 South Korea Pyeongtaek, South Korea 56 kg 121 125 126 1st place, gold medalist(s) 150 153 155 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 279 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 56 kg 121 126 126 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 142 147 147 4 273 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 56 kg 123 123 125 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 145 145 149 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 272 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 China Ningbo, China 61 kg 137 141 141 1st place, gold medalist(s) 167 171 175 1st place, gold medalist(s) 312 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 61kg 138 142 142 1st place, gold medalist(s) 170 176 176 1st place, gold medalist(s) 312 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ "Biography". IWF.net. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Asian Games profile
  3. ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 61 kg
  4. ^ "Men's 61kg - Standings". IWF.net. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  5. ^ "IRAWAN World Champion". IWF.net. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Li Fabin wins three golds at Asian Weightlifting Championships". Xinhuanet. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  7. ^ 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships Start List
  8. ^ Oliver, Brian (25 July 2021). "Second weightlifting gold for China - and heartbreak for Saudi Arabian - at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

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