Chen Shih-chieh (; born 27 November 1989 in Pingtung,

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

, Republic of China) is a Taiwanese male

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 lif ...

. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed for his country in the Men's +105 kg, finishing in 10th with a total of 418 kg. He earned a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games in the same event, lifting a combined 424 kg. The 191 kg Chen lifted in the snatch set a new Chinese Taipei record. He was unable to finish the competition at the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

. In 2019 he tested positive for

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and was banned until 2023 by the

International Weightlifting Federation The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Lausanne, is the international governing body for the sport of Olympic weightlifting. The IWF was founded in 1905, and has 192 Member Federations. The IWF President is Mohammed H ...

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* * * * * * 1989 births Living people Taiwanese male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Taiwan Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei Weightlifters at the 2010 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2014 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Universiade medalists in weightlifting Universiade silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Paiwan people People from Pingtung County 21st-century Taiwanese people {{Taiwan-sport-bio-stub