Li Fabin
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993
Nan'an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60.80 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event–61 kg
ClubFujian Province
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo–61 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Pattaya–61 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Bogotá–61 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Riyadh–61 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Ashgabat–61 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou–61 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Pyeongtaek–56 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Ningbo–61 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Tashkent–61 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Jinju–61 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Ashgabat–56 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Tashkent–56 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Penang–56 kg
National Games of China
Gold medal – first place2017 Tianjin–56 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Shaanxi–61 kg

Li Fabin (Chinese: 李发彬; born 15 January 1993) is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympic gold medalist, World Champion, and four 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
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan61 kg1371371411166172 OR178 1313 OR1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan56 kg1301341352nd place, silver medalist(s)15716216242914
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan61 kg1331381422nd place, silver medalist(s)16016516843102nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand61 kg138141145 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)1681731751st place, gold medalist(s)318 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia61 kg1371401401st place, gold medalist(s)167175175 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)3121st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia61 kg1371411461st place, gold medalist(s)1671671692nd place, silver medalist(s)3081st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2023China Hangzhou, China61 kg137141143 GR11671711713310 GR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2012South Korea Pyeongtaek, South Korea56 kg1211251261st place, gold medalist(s)1501531553rd place, bronze medalist(s)2791st place, gold medalist(s)
2016Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan56 kg1211261262nd place, silver medalist(s)14214714742733rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan56 kg1231231252nd place, silver medalist(s)1451451492nd place, silver medalist(s)2722nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019China Ningbo, China61 kg1371411411st place, gold medalist(s)1671711751st place, gold medalist(s)3121st place, gold medalist(s)
2020Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan61 kg1381421421st place, gold medalist(s)1701761761st place, gold medalist(s)3121st place, gold medalist(s)
2023South Korea Jinju, South Korea61 kg1361411431st place, gold medalist(s)1661711741st place, gold medalist(s)3141st 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. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Li Fabin wins three golds at Asian Weightlifting Championships". Xinhuanet. Archived from the original on April 20, 2019. 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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