Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
People's Liberation Army [PLA]: China |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
Physical Education - Fujian Normal University: Fuzhou, CHN |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Photography, music. (Weibo profile, 28 Mar 2016) |
| Most influential person in career |
His father. (greatwuyi, 09 Mar 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Yu Jie [national], CHN |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began weightlifting in 2000 at age 11 in Nanping, People's Republic of China. |
International Debut |
| Year |
2007 |
| Competing for |
China |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Mandarin |
| Residence |
Beijing, CHN |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
He has suffered hand and hip injuries throughout his career. (morning.scol.com.cn, 10 Sep 2013; hzdaily.hangzhou.com.cn, 31 Jul 2013) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (sports.qq.com, 02 Sep 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
He was scouted by a coach from Nanping Sports School in the People's Republic of China. |
General Interest |
| Hero / Idol |
Turkish weightlifter Halil Mutlu. (sports.sina.com.cn, 30 Jul 2012) |
International Debut |
| Tournament |
World Cup |
London
Houston, TX
Paris
Antalya
Goyang
Tongling
Kanazawa
Fuzhou