Kang Yue (; born 8 October 1991) is a Chinese weightlifter, and World Champion competing in the 75 kg division until 2018 and 87 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Career

Kang's first appearance was at the

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, where she placed third in the women's 69 kg class.

World Championships

In 2010, Kang made her first international appearance in the women's 69 kg class at the

2010 World Weightlifting Championships The 2010 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Antalya Expo Center in Antalya, Turkey. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2010. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranki ...

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. She finished second in both the snatch and clean and jerk, earning a silver medal. At the

2013 World Weightlifting Championships The 2013 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Wrocław, Poland. The event took place from October 20 to 27, 2013. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) ...

in Wroclaw, Kang moved up to the 75 kg class where she finished first in the snatch, and second in the clean and jerk. This culminated in an overall silver medal finish. In the following year at the

2014 World Weightlifting Championships The 2014 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event took place from November 8 to 16, 2014. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking ...

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, Kang went on to win silver in the snatch, and bronze in the clean & jerk. This resulted in another silver medal. At the

2015 World Weightlifting Championships The 2015 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Houston, United States. The event took place from November 19 to 28, 2015. This event was, together with the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, the first stage of the Qualification Pro ...

in the

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, Kang went on to finish first in the snatch and third place in the clean and jerk, which resulted with an overall gold medal finish.

Asian Games

In 2014, Kang competed at the

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 ...

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, where she finished first in the snatch, and second in the clean and jerk. This resulted in a silver medal finish.

Asian Championships

Kang went on to compete in the women's 87 kg category at the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships, following the International Weightlifting Federation's decision to update their weight classes in 2018. She went on to earn silver medals in the snatch and clean and jerk, resulting in another silver medal finish.

Major results

References

External links

the-sports.orgProfile on IWF site
1991 births Living people Chinese female weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in weightlifting World Weightlifting Championships medalists Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Summer World University Games medalists in weightlifting FISU World University Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 21st-century Chinese women 21st-century Chinese people {{PRChina-weightlifting-bio-stub