Meng Suping
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1989-07-17) 17 July 1989
Ma'anshan, China
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight120.65 kg (266 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event+87 kg
ClubAnhui Province
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro+75 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 Goyang+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Antalya+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Almaty+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Houston+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Ashgabat+87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Pattaya+87 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou+75 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Tongling+75 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Phuket+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Ningbo+87 kg
National Games of China
Silver medal – second place2013 Liaoning+75 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Tianjin+75 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Shaanxi+87 kg

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
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+75 kg125125130217517517713071st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea+75 kg1251311353rd place, bronze medalist(s)1651731733rd place, bronze medalist(s)2963rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey+75 kg1201261312nd place, silver medalist(s)1651771791st place, gold medalist(s)3102nd 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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