Chen Xiaomin (; born February 7, 1977, in Heshan,

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) is a female Chinese

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. She began weightlifting in 1989, and joined the provincial team in 1991, and the national team in 1992. She is also a

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graduate from Guangdong Business College.

Major performances

*1993 National Games - 1st 54 kg (surpassing three ARs on six occasions) *1993 World Women's Championships - 1st 54 kg snatch, C&J & total (three WRs) *1994 National Championships - 1st 59 kg *1994 Hiroshima Asian Games - 1st 59 kg (equalling WR with 97.5 kg in snatch and breaking WRs with 122.5 kg in C&J and 220 kg in two-lift total) *1995 World Women's Championships - 1st 59 kg snatch, C&J & total (92.5 kg, 122.5 kg & 215 kg, rewriting WR in C&J with 123.5 kg), 1st team *1996 Asian Championships - 1st 59 kg total (207.5 kg) *1996 Warsaw World Women's Championships - 1st 59 kg snatch (97.5 kg) & total (207.5 kg), breaking WR in snatch (99 kg); 2nd C&J (110 kg) *1997 Asian Women's Championships - 1st 64 kg snatch, C&J & total (breaking WR in snatch with 107.5 kg) *2000 Sydney Olympic Games - 1st 63 kg class

References

China Daily

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* * * * 1977 births Living people Chinese female weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of China Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for China Olympic medalists in weightlifting Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters from Guangdong People from Heshan Weightlifters at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games 20th-century Chinese women 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-weightlifting-bio-stub