Wang Shin-yuan (; born 23 June 1976) is a Taiwanese

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 ...

. His personal best is 282.5 kg. He competed in

Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium. The medal records at the 2008 Games were heavily amended following re- ...

in the 56 kg division representing

Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...

. He finished seventh with 265 kg. He is 5 ft 2 inches tall and weighs 130 lb.

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1976 births Living people Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Taiwan Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1998 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2002 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2006 Asian Games Taiwanese male weightlifters Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games 20th-century Taiwanese people 21st-century Taiwanese people {{Taiwan-weightlifting-bio-stub