Hu Peng (born 26 January 1989 in

Zhenjiang Zhenjiang, alternately romanized as Chinkiang, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China. It lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze River near its intersection with the Grand Canal. It is opposite Yangzhou (to its north) and ...

) is a Chinese

powerlifter Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effor ...

. He won the silver medal at the Men's 65 kg event at the

2016 Summer Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fro ...

, with 200 kilograms. In 2021, he did not perform a successful lift in the men's 72 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the

2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships The 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships was a powerlifting competition for athletes with a disability. It was held in Tbilisi, Georgia from 27 November to 5 December. It was previously scheduled to be held in Batumi, Georgia and, before tha ...

held in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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* 1989 births Living people Chinese powerlifters Male powerlifters Paralympic powerlifters for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic medalists in powerlifting Powerlifters at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics People from Zhenjiang 21st-century Chinese people Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games {{PRChina-weightlifting-bio-stub