Hou Zhihui

Hou Zhihui (Chinese: 侯志慧; pinyin: hóu zhìhuì; born 18 March 1997) is a Chinese weightlifter[1] and Asian Champion competing in the 48 kg and 53 kg categories until 2018 and 49 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2] She has set 5 senior world records throughout her career.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hou.

Hou Zhihui

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997
Height	1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)
Weight	48.85 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	–49 kg
Club	Hunan Province
Medal record World Championships 2018 Ashgabat –49 kg 2019 Pattaya –49 kg Asian Championships 2019 Ningbo –49 kg

Career

She competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 49 kg division, winning silvers medals in all lifts,[3] and setting two world records in the total.[4]

In 2019 she competed at the 2019 IWF World Cup held in Fuzhou in the 49 kg category. She swept gold medals in all lifts[5] setting new world records in the snatch and total.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
World Championships
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	49 kg	88	92	93		108	112	115		208 WR
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	49 kg	89	94	96		110	116	117		211 WR
IWF World Cup
2019	Fuzhou, China	49 kg	90	94 WR	96		111	116	—		210 WR
Asian Championships
2019	Ningbo, China	49 kg	88	92	95		109	113	116		208

References

1. 2018 Asian Games profile
2. PDF listing of 2018 Group B world championship entrants in 49 kg
3. 2018 World Weightlifting Championships –49 kg results
4. "World Records Fall in the Women's 49kg". IWF.net. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
5. "Chinese weightlifter Hou breaks world records to win golds at IWF World Cup". China Daily. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

External links

• Hou Zhihui at the International Weightlifting Federation