Qiu Hongmei
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Qiu Hongmei is a Chinese weightlifter
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Qiu participated in the women's -58 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships
and won the gold medal, snatching
107 kg and clean and jerk
ing an additional 130 kg for a total of 237 kg.
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships
, she won gold again in the women's -58 kg class.
With 141 kg, she holds the world record in clean and jerk
in the women's -58 kg class.
Powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
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Qiu participated in the women's -58 kg class 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...
107 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 130 kg for a total of 237 kg.
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 gold again in the women's -58 kg class.
With 141 kg, she holds the world record in 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...
in the women's -58 kg class.
Achievements
2006 World Weightlifting Championships2006 World Weightlifting ChampionshipsThe 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...
, -58 kg- 2007 World Weightlifting Championships2007 World Weightlifting ChampionshipsThe 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:...
, -58 kg