Cao Lei
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Cao Lei ' onMouseout='HidePop("68916")' href="/topics/Qinhuangdao">Qinhuangdao
, Hebei
) is a female Chinese weightlifter. She was born in north China's Hebei
Province and was raised in northeastern Heilongjiang
Province.
Cao Lei started weightlifting training at the age of 11 and attended Daging City sports school in 1997 when she was selected to Heilongjian province weightlifting team coached by Qixi Fu.
Lei made her debut to international field in 2001 after winning the national championships in Asian Championships 63 kilo kategory by winning gold with a result of 107,5 kg (Junior world record at the time) in snatch, and 127,5 kg in clean and jerk adding to a 235 kg total. The next year she started training with national team under the supervision of Ma Wenhui and she moved 69 kilo weight class in which she won the junior world championships 2003 with 105+140 kg performance.
In 2005 Cao placed fourth in the National games and later the year won gold in the East Asian Games
. The next year she moved one weight class up and participated in the women's -75 kg at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships
and won the gold medal, snatching
118 kg and clean and jerk
ing an additional 150 kg for a total of 268 kg. Later the same year, she also took gold in Asian Games besting her year ranking mark to 120 kg in the snatch and 152 kg in the clean and jerk.
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships
she won the gold medal again in the same category, with a total of 286 kg.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympic
games, Cao won China's seventh weightlifting gold medal in the women's -75 kg weightlifting division. She lifted 128 kg (282.2 pounds) in the snatch and 154 kg (339.5 pounds) in the clean and jerk, giving her a total score of 282 kg (621.7 pounds). She set new Olympic records in the snatch and clean and jerk events, as well as setting a new overall score record. Cao attempted to break the total world record of 286 kg in her final jerk attempt by requesting 159 kg (350.5 pounds), but was unsuccessful.
At a news conference held after her win, Cao was overcome with emotion while speaking about her gold medal. She dedicated her win to the people of China as well as to her mother who died two months earlier;
2009 she finished her weightlifting grand slam by taking gold in Chinese National Games
with a result of 125 kg in the snatch, 150 kg in the clean and jerk adding to 275 kg total. In the 2009 weightlifting world championships she wasn't able to sustain her supremesy over the 75 kilo weight class as Svetlana Podobedova
of Kazakhstan
clean swept three gold medals, Cao Lei following her to take silvers in all three disciplines. Later the year she represented her country in East Asian Games
taking gold with routine performance of 252 kg total.
Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao is a port city in northeastern Hebei province of North China. It is about 300 km east of Beijing, on the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea....
, Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
) is a female Chinese weightlifter. She was born in north China's Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
Province and was raised in northeastern Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
Province.
Cao Lei started weightlifting training at the age of 11 and attended Daging City sports school in 1997 when she was selected to Heilongjian province weightlifting team coached by Qixi Fu.
Lei made her debut to international field in 2001 after winning the national championships in Asian Championships 63 kilo kategory by winning gold with a result of 107,5 kg (Junior world record at the time) in snatch, and 127,5 kg in clean and jerk adding to a 235 kg total. The next year she started training with national team under the supervision of Ma Wenhui and she moved 69 kilo weight class in which she won the junior world championships 2003 with 105+140 kg performance.
In 2005 Cao placed fourth in the National games and later the year won gold in the East Asian Games
2005 East Asian Games
The 4th East Asian Games was an international multi-sport event for countries in East Asia which was held in Macau, China from October 29 to November 6, 2005.-Sports:...
. The next year she moved one weight class up and participated in the women's -75 kg at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships
2006 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
and won the gold medal, snatching
Snatch (weightlifting)
The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
118 kg and clean and jerk
Clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
ing an additional 150 kg for a total of 268 kg. Later the same year, she also took gold in Asian Games besting her year ranking mark to 120 kg in the snatch and 152 kg in the clean and jerk.
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships
2007 World Weightlifting Championships
The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...
she won the gold medal again in the same category, with a total of 286 kg.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympic
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
games, Cao won China's seventh weightlifting gold medal in the women's -75 kg weightlifting division. She lifted 128 kg (282.2 pounds) in the snatch and 154 kg (339.5 pounds) in the clean and jerk, giving her a total score of 282 kg (621.7 pounds). She set new Olympic records in the snatch and clean and jerk events, as well as setting a new overall score record. Cao attempted to break the total world record of 286 kg in her final jerk attempt by requesting 159 kg (350.5 pounds), but was unsuccessful.
At a news conference held after her win, Cao was overcome with emotion while speaking about her gold medal. She dedicated her win to the people of China as well as to her mother who died two months earlier;
2009 she finished her weightlifting grand slam by taking gold in Chinese National Games
11th National Games of the People's Republic of China
The 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China was held in various cities in Shandong from October 16 to October 28, 2009. Represented were 33 sports, 43 disciplines and 362 events, including 4 winter sports which were held in Shenyang, Changchun and Qingdao between January and April...
with a result of 125 kg in the snatch, 150 kg in the clean and jerk adding to 275 kg total. In the 2009 weightlifting world championships she wasn't able to sustain her supremesy over the 75 kilo weight class as Svetlana Podobedova
Svetlana Podobedova
Svetlana Podobedova is a Kazakh weightlifter of Russian descent.-External links:*...
of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
clean swept three gold medals, Cao Lei following her to take silvers in all three disciplines. Later the year she represented her country in East Asian Games
2009 East Asian Games
The 2009 East Asian Games, officially known as the V East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Hong Kong, between 5 December and 13 December 2009. A total of 2,377 athletes from 9 East Asian national competed in 262 events in 22 sports...
taking gold with routine performance of 252 kg total.
External links
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008
- Olympic Profile in Chinese