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Chinese weightlifter (born 1974)
Cui Wenhua
Personal information
Full nameCui Wenhua
Born (1974-01-28) 28 January 1974 (age 50)
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight102.92 kg (226.9 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportWeightlifting
Weight class105 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  China
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Lahti –105 kg
Gold medal – first place 1997 Chiang Mai –108 kg
Silver medal – second place 1995 Guangzhou –108 kg

Cui Wenhua (崔 文華, born (1974-01-28)28 January 1974) is a Chinese male weightlifter, competing in the 105 kg category and representing China at international competitions. He participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 108 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1998 World Weightlifting Championships.

He set an Asian record in the Snatch 14 November 1998 of 195 kg and a month later he set Asian Games records in the Snatch also of 195 kg and a total score record of 410.0 kg.

Major results

2nd place, silver medalist(s) - 1995 World Championships Heavyweight class (407.5 kg)
1st place, gold medalist(s) - 1997 World Championships Heavyweight class (415.0 kg)
1st place, gold medalist(s) - 1994 Asian Games Heavyweight class
1st place, gold medalist(s) - 1998 Asian Games Heavyweight class
2nd place, silver medalist(s) - 2002 Asian Games Heavyweight class
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
1996 United States Atlanta, United States 108 kg 5
World Championships
1998 Finland Lahti, Finland 105 kg 190 195 198 1st place, gold medalist(s) 215 220 225 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 420 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. "1998 Weightlifting World Championships - Cui Wenhua". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

External links

World Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Heavyweight (109 kg)
  • Open (1891–1904)
  • +80 kg (1905–1913)
  • +82.5 kg (1920–1950)
  • +90 kg (1951–1968)
  • 110 kg (1969–1991)
  • 108 kg (1993–1997)
  • 105 kg (1998–2017)
  • 109 kg (2018–)
Asian Games Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Heavyweight
1951–1966: +90 kg • 1970–1990: 110 kg • 1994: 108 kg • 1998–2018: 105 kg • 2022: 109 kg


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