Ye Jixiong (born 25 May 1993) is a Chinese Paralympic powerlifter. He won the silver medal in the men's 88kg event at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

held in Tokyo, Japan. He is also a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the

World Para Powerlifting Championships The World Para Powerlifting Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Powerlifting World Championships, is an event organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Competitors with a physical disability compete, and in a fe ...

Career

In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 88kg event at the

held in Mexico City, Mexico. At the 2018 Asia-Oceania Open Powerlifting Championships held in Kitakyushu, Japan, he set a new world record of 233.5 kg. At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he won the gold medal in the men's 88 kg event.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ye, Jixiong 1993 births Living people Chinese powerlifters Male powerlifters Paralympic powerlifters for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic medalists in powerlifting Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Weightlifters from Guangdong 21st-century Chinese people Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games