Li Fabin

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Li Fabin
Li in 2024
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 33)
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
Gold medal – first place2024 Paris–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

Li Fabin (Chinese: 李发彬; pinyin: Lǐ Fābīn; born 15 January 1993) is a Chinese weightlifter, two-times 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]

In August 2024, he competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He won his second gold medal setting an Olympic record in Snatch (143 kg).

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021 Japan Tokyo, Japan61 kg137137141N/a166172 OR178 N/a313 OR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 France Paris, France61 kg137140143 ORN/a167167172N/a3101st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan56 kg1301341352nd place, silver medalist(s)15716216242914
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan61 kg1331381422nd place, silver medalist(s)16016516843102nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand61 kg138141145 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)1681731751st place, gold medalist(s)318 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia61 kg1371401401st place, gold medalist(s)167175175 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)3121st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia61 kg1371411461st place, gold medalist(s)1671671692nd place, silver medalist(s)3081st place, gold medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2024 Thailand Phuket, Thailand61 kg138143146 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)16617317353121st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2023 China Hangzhou, China61 kg137141143 GRN/a167171171N/a310 GR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2012 South Korea Pyeongtaek, South Korea56 kg1211251261st place, gold medalist(s)1501531553rd place, bronze medalist(s)2791st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan56 kg1211261262nd place, silver medalist(s)14214714742733rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan56 kg1231231252nd place, silver medalist(s)1451451492nd place, silver medalist(s)2722nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 China Ningbo, China61 kg1371411411st place, gold medalist(s)1671711751st place, gold medalist(s)3121st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan61 kg1381421421st place, gold medalist(s)1701761761st place, gold medalist(s)3121st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 South 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". Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  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.