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Kuo, Hsing-Chun
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| NOC |
Chinese Taipei
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 26 Nov 1993
in T'ai-tung, TPE |
| Height | 1.58 m |
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General Interest |
| Injuries |
She was dealing with a lower back injury at the 2023 Asian Championships in Jinju, Republic of Korea. (mirrormedia.mg, 08 May 2023)
In 2014 she sustained a leg injury after dropping a 100kg weight on it during training. She recovered in time to compete at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea. (ocasia.org, 20 May 2015)
In 2012 she injured her right shoulder and required two months to recover. (ettoday.net, 27 Sep 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Mandarin |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Playing the piano, reading, playing badminton. (sports.ltn.com.tw, 01 Nov 2020; cheers.com.tw, 26 Apr 2019) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
She became interested in the sport after winning a weightlifting competition at a school sports meet. "Initially I disliked weightlifting and didn't want to train because I was the only weightlifter at my school. I was more fond of team sports like basketball, and then I had trouble choosing between track and field and weightlifting. But after I dropped the baton twice in two different relay races and immediately won a gold medal in a weightlifting competition, it seemed only natural that I stick to weightlifting." |
| Name of coach |
Lin Ching-Neng, TPE |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began weightlifting in middle school. |
General Interest |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Everything happens for the best." (WOWsight YouTube channel, 29 Jul 2018) |
| Most influential person in career |
Coach Lin Ching-Neng. (iwf.net, 24 Aug 2017) |
| Awards and honours |
She was flag bearer for Chinese Taipei at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (insidethegames.biz, 11 Dec 2021)
In 2013, 2017, and 2019 she was named the Best Female Athlete at the Sports Elite Awards Ceremony in Chinese Taipei. (sports.ltn.com.tw, 19 Dec 2019)
She received the 2018 Kuo-Kuang Sports Medal from the government of Chinese Taipei. (udn.com, 30 Nov 2018)
She was flag bearer for Chinese Taipei at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (focustaiwan.tw, 10 Aug 2018)
In 2017 she received the Order of Brilliant Star in Chinese Taipei. (focustaiwan.tw, 07 Sep 2017; taiwannews.com.tw, 23 Aug 2017) |
| Other information |
DONATION
She gave part of her prize money for claiming gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo to a hospital and her old school in Chinese Taipei. In 2017 she had donated 1.8 million New Taiwan dollars to Penghu Huimin Hospital in Chinese Taipei, to help fund a new ambulance. "The main reason was my injury before the 2014 Asian Games. On that day the ambulance arrived really late, maybe because of a traffic jam. I couldn't move my leg and it really hurt. I really could feel the pain and despair of a person waiting to be rescued. It wasn't an open injury, with blood spewing everywhere, but you could really relate." (insidethegames.biz, 11 Dec 2021; city543.com, 15 Sep 2017)
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree at Fu Jen Catholic University in Chinese Taipei. (epochtimes.com.tw, 31 Oct 2017) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
She writes to calm herself down and to stop herself overthinking. (Instagram profile, 05 Sep 2023) |
| Hero / Idol |
Chinese Taipei dancer Sheu Fang-Yi. (today.line.me, 30 Aug 2021) |
| Ambitions |
To win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (tw.sports.yahoo.com, 08 Sep 2023) |
| | Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
1 |
59kg |
 Tokyo |
| 2016 |
3 |
58kg |
 Rio de Janeiro |
| 2012 |
6 |
58kg |
 London |
| | World Championships |
| 2023 |
4 |
59kg |
 Riyadh |
| 2023 |
4 |
59kg - Snatch |
Riyadh |
| 2023 |
2 |
59kg - Clean & Jerk |
Riyadh |
| 2022 |
2 |
59kg |
 Bogotá |
| 2022 |
4 |
59kg - Snatch |
Bogotá |
| 2022 |
2 |
59kg - Clean & Jerk |
Bogotá |
| 2021 |
1 |
59kg |
 Tashkent |
| 2021 |
2 |
59kg - Snatch |
Tashkent |
| 2021 |
1 |
59kg - Clean & Jerk |
Tashkent |
| 2019 |
1 |
59kg |
 Pattaya |
| 2019 |
2 |
59kg - Snatch |
Pattaya |
| 2019 |
1 |
59kg - Clean & Jerk |
Pattaya |
| 2018 |
1 |
59kg |
 Ashgabat |
| 2018 |
1 |
59kg - Snatch |
Ashgabat |
| 2018 |
2 |
59kg - Clean & Jerk |
Ashgabat |
| 2017 |
1 |
58kg |
 Anaheim, CA |
| 2017 |
2 |
58kg - Snatch |
Anaheim, CA |
| 2017 |
1 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Anaheim, CA |
| 2015 |
3 |
58kg |
Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
4 |
58kg - Snatch |
Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
3 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Houston, TX |
| 2014 |
5 |
58kg |
 Almaty |
| 2014 |
6 |
58kg - Snatch |
Almaty |
| 2014 |
5 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Almaty |
| 2013 |
1 |
58kg |
 Wroclaw |
| 2013 |
2 |
58kg - Snatch |
Wroclaw |
| 2013 |
1 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Wroclaw |
| 2011 |
10 |
58kg |
 Paris |
| 2011 |
11 |
58kg - Snatch |
Paris |
| 2011 |
8 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Paris |
| | Asian Championships |
| 2023 |
3 |
59kg |
 Jinju |
| 2023 |
3 |
59kg - Snatch |
Jinju |
| 2023 |
3 |
59kg - Clean & Jerk |
Jinju |
| 2020 |
1 |
59kg |
Tashkent |
| 2020 |
1 |
59kg - Snatch |
Tashkent |
| 2020 |
1 |
59kg - Clean & Jerk |
Tashkent |
| 2019 |
1 |
59kg |
 Ningbo |
| 2019 |
1 |
59kg - Snatch |
Ningbo |
| 2019 |
1 |
59kg - Clean & Jerk |
Ningbo |
| 2017 |
1 |
58kg |
Ashgabat |
| 2017 |
1 |
58kg - Snatch |
Ashgabat |
| 2017 |
1 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Ashgabat |
| 2016 |
1 |
58kg |
Tashkent |
| 2016 |
2 |
58kg - Snatch |
Tashkent |
| 2016 |
1 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Tashkent |
| 2013 |
1 |
58kg |
Astana |
| 2013 |
3 |
58kg - Snatch |
Astana |
| 2013 |
1 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Astana |
| 2012 |
2 |
58kg |
Pyeongtaek |
| 2012 |
2 |
58kg - Snatch |
Pyeongtaek |
| 2012 |
2 |
58kg - Clean & Jerk |
Pyeongtaek |
| | Asian Games |
| 2022 |
3 |
59kg |
Hangzhou |
| 2018 |
1 |
58kg |
 Jakarta |
| 2014 |
4 |
58kg |
Incheon |
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