Hsu Shu-ching (; born 9 May 1991) is a

Taiwanese Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan * Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan * Taiwanese people, ...

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

Early life

Hsu, of

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...

descent, was born in

Lunbei Lunbei Township () is a rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan. Geography Lunbei lies on the alluvial plain of the Zhuoshui River at above sea level. It has a population total of 23,051 people and 1 sage, and an area of 58.4840 square kilome ...

Yunlin Yunlin County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County t ...

, Taiwan. She played basketball in high school, switching to weightlifting at the age of 13, after the school disbanded its basketball team. Hsu later attended

Kaohsiung Medical University The Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU; ) is a private medical school located in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The university was originally established as Kaohsiung Medical College in 1954 by the former mayor of Kaohsiung City, ...

Weightlifting career

Hsu was coached by

Tsai Wen-yee Tsai Wen-yee () is a Taiwanese weightlifter. He won a Bronze medal in the 60 kg class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of muni ...

. She won a gold medal in the women's 53 kg at the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, after the original gold medalist,

Zulfiya Chinshanlo Zulfiya Salakharqyzy Chinshanlo ( kk, Зүлфия Салахарқызы Чиншанло; russian: Зульфия Салахаровна Чиншанло; , born 25 July 1993) is a Kazakhstani weightlifter.2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ...

, she set a world record in the same event, with a lift of 233 kg. Hsu won another gold medal in the women's 53 kg at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. Hsu announced her decision to retire from competition in June 2018, citing injuries sustained in the

2017 World Weightlifting Championships The 2017 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Anaheim, California, United States from 28 November to 5 December 2017. Doping bans Nine countries were banned from competing at the World Championships due to their history of doping at pre ...

. In March 2019, the

Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (; IOC code: TPE) is the National Olympic Committee representing the Republic of China (Taiwan). History The China National Amateur Athletic Federation () was established on 3 April 1922. Later that year, the ...

disclosed that Hsu underwent a drug test prior to the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships. Her sample tested positive for a banned substance in January 2018, and the CTOC subsequently placed Hsu under a three-year ban from competition. Hsu's test result was not publicized until March 2019, after the

World Anti-Doping Agency The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; french: Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. The agency's key ...

issued a deadline for the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee to release the information. Hsu's 2012 Olympic gold medal is scheduled to be formally conferred in 2021, and she will become the first Taiwanese competitor to have received two Olympic gold medals.

References

1991 births Living people People from Yunlin County Taiwanese people of Hakka descent Hakka sportspeople Taiwanese female weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Taiwan Olympic gold medalists for Taiwan Olympic medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 2010 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2014 Asian Games World record holders in Olympic weightlifting Kaohsiung Medical University alumni World Weightlifting Championships medalists Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade medalists in weightlifting Taiwanese sportspeople in doping cases Universiade silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Recipients of the Order of Brilliant Star Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 20th-century Taiwanese women 21st-century Taiwanese women {{Taiwan-weightlifting-bio-stub