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Meng Suping (Chinese: 孟苏平; born 17 July 1989) is a Chinese weightlifter. She competes in the women's super heavyweight category of +75 kg and is an Olympic champion and multiple world medalist.

At the 2012 World University Championships she set a world record in the clean & jerk with a result of 188 kg.

She took first place during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro with 130 kg on snatch and 177 kg on clean & jerk, with a combined weight of 307 kg.[1]

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 +75 kg 125 125 130 2 175 175 177 1 307 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2009 South Korea Goyang, South Korea +75 kg 125 131 135 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 165 173 173 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 296 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010 Turkey Antalya, Turkey +75 kg 120 126 131 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 165 177 179 1st place, gold medalist(s) 310 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Meng Suping wins women's over 75kg weightlifting gold at Rio Olympics". Xinhua Agency. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.


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