Liao Guifang Explained

Liao Guifang
Nationality:Chinese
Birth Date:2001 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Changting, Fujian
Weight:70.9 kg
Country:China
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:–71 kg

Liao Guifang (; born 5 October 2001) is a Chinese weightlifter from Fujian and world record holder.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 71kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2]

She competed at the 2022 World Championships, finishing fourth. She won the 2023 Asian Championships, setting two world records in the process. She also won the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, setting two world records at C&J and total, her total record is still unbeaten.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dickson . Jake . 2023-05-09 . Weightlifter Liao Guifang (71KG) Sets 120-Kilogram Snatch World Record at 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships . 2023-05-10 . BarBend . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20230917164936/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2023/09/2023_KSA_ResultsBook_.pdf . 17 September 2023 . 17 September 2023 . International Weightlifting Federation.