WEIGHTLIFTING: 10 wins for China in IWF World Cup in Fuzhou

China's Olympic and World Champion lifter Wei Deng.

The IWF’s World Cup, part of the qualifying program for the 2020 Tokyo Games, was a showcase for the host Chinese, who won 10 events and were responsible for the four world records set for combined lifts:

Men:
● 81 kg: 375 kg ~ Dayin Li (CHN)

Women:
● 49 kg: 210 kg ~ Zhihui Hou (CHN)
● 64 kg: 254 kg ~ Wei Deng (CHN)
● 76 kg: 274 kg ~ Wangli Zhang (CHN)

Four minor records in the individual lifts were also set in the women’s division by Hou (Snatch: 94 kg); Guiming Chen (CHN: 59 kg in Clean & Jerk: 136 kg); Deng (Snatch: 113 kg and Clean & Jerk: 141 kg), and Zhang (Clean & Jerk: 156 kg).

There were some noteworthy results referring to the 2018 World Championships, with three reigning champions winning in Fuzhou: Eko Yuli Irawan (INA) in the men’s 61 kg; Deng in the women’s 64 kg and Zhang at 76 kg (she is currently the 71 kg World Champion). However, in the two highest-weight women’s classes, the order from Ashgabat was reversed: at 87 kg, silver medalist Un Ju Kim (PRK) defeated champ Hui Ao (CHN), and at +87 kg, reigning champ Tatiana Kashirina (RUS) ended up third, while 2018 silver winner Suping Meng (CHN) was the winner.

Lifters from 16 countries attended, but some of the weight classes had only one or two competitors. This included the women’s 81 kg division, in which Jessie Bradley of the U.S. was the only placer; the U.S. also won a bronze in the women’s 87 kg class from Juliana Riotto. Summaries:

IWF World Cup
Fuzhou (CHN) ~ 22-27 February 2019
(Full results here)

Men

55 kg: 1. Gia Thanh Lai (VIE), 261 kg; 2. Surahmat Wijoyo (INA), 245 kg; 3. Seyitjan Mirzayev (TKM), 231 kg.

61 kg: 1. Eko Yuli Irawan (INA), 297 kg; 2. Kim Tuan Thach (VIE), 295 kg; 3. Hao Wang (CHN), 286 kg.

67 kg: 1. Jong Ju Pak (PRK), 318 kg; 2. Minhao Huang (CHN), 314 kg; 3. Deni (INA), 305 kg.

73 kg: 1. Yinting Wei (CHN), 351 kg; 2. Chengfei Yuan (CHN), 339 kg; 3. Kang Chol O (PRK), 338 kg.

81 kg: 1. Dayin Li (CHN), 375 kg; 2. Jon Wi Choe (PRK), 350 kg; 3. Pizzolato Antonino (ITA), 349 kg.

89 kg: 1. Dongju Yu (KOR), 360 kg; only entrant.

96 kg: 1. Egor Klimonov (RUS), 376 kg; 2. Fuxuan Tian (CHN), 366 kg; 3. Toshiki Yamamoto (JPN), 351 kg.

109 kg: 1. Yang Zhe (CHN), 408 kg; 2. Rodion Bochkov (RUS), 381 kg; 3. Ryunosuke Mochida (JPN), 365 kg.

+109 kg: 1. Yunan Ai (CHN), 413 kg; 2. Sangil Ham (KOR), 387 kg; 3. Yun-Ting Hsieh (TPE), 376 kg.

Women

45 kg: 1. Thi Hyuen Vuong (VIE), 170 kg; 2. My Phuong Khong (VIE), 157 kg; 3. Maria Navarro Mejia (NCA), 128 kg.

49 kg: 1. Zhihui Hou (CHN), 210 kg; 2. Song Gum Ri (PRK), 193 kg: 3. Beatriz Piron Candelario (DOM), 176 kg. Also: 4. Whitney King (USA), 173 kg; 5. Cortney Batchelor (USA), 170 kg.

55 kg: 1. Qiuyun Liao (CHN), 221 kg; 2. Yajun Li (CHN), 215 kg; only placers.

59 kg: 1. Guiming Chen (CHN), 234 kg; 2. Hyo Sim Choe (PRK), 229 kg; 3. Acchedya Jagaddhita (INA), 215 kg.

64 kg: 1. Wei Deng (CHN), 254 kg; 2. Un Sim Rim (PRK), 235 kg; 3. Hyo Sim Kim (KOR), 232 kg.

71 kg: 1. Jennifer Cantu (MEX), 205 kg; only placer.

76 kg: 1. Wangli Zhang (CHN), 274 kg; 2. Jong Sim Rim (PRK), 267 kg; 3. Zhouyu Wang (CHN), 260 kg. Also: 5. Shacasia Johnson (USA), 223 kg.

81 kg: 1. Jessie Bradley (USA), 222 kg; only placer.

87 kg: 1. Un Ju Kim (PRK), 266 kg; 2. Hui Ao (CHN), 265 kg; 3. Juliana Riotto (USA), 234 kg.

+87 kg: 1. Suping Meng (CHN), 325 kg: 2. Wenwen Li (CHN), 324 kg; 3. Tatiana Kashirina (JPN), 323 kg.