Shi Zhiyong (weightlifter, born 1993)

Shi Zhiyong (Chinese: 石智勇; pinyin: Shí Zhìyǒng; born 10 October 1993) is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympic Champion,[1][2] three time World Champion and three time Asian Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Not to be confused with Shi Zhiyong (weightlifter, born 1980).

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Shi.
Shi Zhiyong
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-10-10) 10 October 1993
Lingui, Guangxi, China
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight72.90 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–73 kg
ClubZhejiang Province
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 168 kg (2019, CWR) 170kg Chinse test event (Mar 28, 2020)
  • Clean and jerk: 198 kg (2019, CWR) 205kg (training)
  • Total: 363 kg (2019, CWR)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro–69 kg
World Championships
2015 Houston–69 kg
2018 Ashgabat–73 kg
2019 Pattaya–73 kg
Asian Championships
2012 Pyeongtaek–69 kg
2016 Tashkent–77 kg
2019 Ningbo–73 kg

Shi was born Shi Lei, but his coach Zhan Xugang gave him the new name after former Olympic Champion Shi Zhiyong.[4]

He holds the current world records in the -73 kg class for the snatch, clean and jerk and total, and has set 10 world records.[5]

Career

Olympics

In 2016 he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 69 kg category. After the snatch portion of the competition he was in second place, trailing Daniyar İsmayilov by a single kg. Shi was able to beat Daniyar İsmayilov by two kg in the clean & jerk portion of the competition, lifting 190 kg over Daniyar's 188 kg, this gave him a total of 352 kg[6] and an Olympic gold medal.[7]

World Championships

In 2015 he competed at his first World Championships. After the snatch portion he finished third, two kg behind Oleg Chen and Daniyar İsmayilov. In the clean and jerk portion he lifted 190 kg, which gave him a total of 348 kg and a gold medal in the clean & jerk and total.[8][9]

In 2018 the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories and Shi competed in the newly created 73 kg category. He put on a dominating display, earning gold in the snatch with a new world record of 164 kg,[10] this gave him an 8 kg lead over second place. During the clean & jerk, he also won gold by out lifting Won Jeong-sik by 1 kg to set a new world record clean & jerk of 196 kg. He won gold medals in all lifts and finished with a total of 360 kg,[11] a full 12 kg over the silver medalist Won Jeong-sik.

Coming into the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, he was the heavy favorite[12] in the 73 kg category. During the snatch portion of the competition, he was the last competitor to attempt a lift after Bozhidar Andreev completed a 157 kg lift. With his first lift of 160 kg he secured the gold medal in the snatch, and added two more successful lifts to increase his snatch to 166 kg. Coming into the clean & jerk portion he was 9 kg ahead of the silver medalist Andreev, he completed his first lift of 190 kg which gave him a 356 kg total. After O Kang-chol completed his final lift, Shi clinched the gold medal in the total. His final lift was a world record lift of 197 kg, which also set a new world record in the total with 363 kg.[13]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil69 kg15616016221881901981352
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States69 kg155158161187190190348
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg158161 WR164 WR188196 WR–360 WR
2019 Pattaya, Thailand73 kg160163166190197 WR–363 CWR
Asian Championships
2012 Pyeongtaek, South Korea69 kg130137144170180180324
2016 Tashkent, Uzbekistan77 kg152157157183191191348
2019 Ningbo, China73 kg160165 WR168 CWR193193194362 WR
IWF World Cup
2019 Tianjin, China73 kg155160165187192198 CWR363
  • CWR: Current world record
  • WR: World record
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References
  1. "Rio 2016 – Profile". Rio 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. "Rio 2016 – Men's 69kg Standings". Rio 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg
  4. Reuters. "Weightlifting: New Shi Zhiyong, same Olympic gold result". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  5. "China Won Gold". IWF.net. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. LA Times. "Shi Zhiyong gives China another gold medal in weightlifting". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  7. "Rio Olympics 2016: Shi Zhiyong wins men's −69kg weightlifting gold". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  8. IWF.net. "Two more world records as Kostova and 'the new Shi' take the honours". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  9. Ironmind. "Shi Zhiyong Wins the 69s". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  10. Barbend.com. "Chinese Weightlifter Shi Zhiyong Sweeps Gold and Sets 3 World Records". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  11. Xinhaunet. "China's Shi Zhiyong breaks three world records to win 73kg at weightlifting worlds". Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  12. "Complete Guide to the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  13. "China's star weightlifter Shi dominates men's 73kg at world championships". Xinhua. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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