Gu Xiaofei

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Gu Xiaofei
Personal information
Born14 March 1989 (1989-03-14) (age 34)
Nantong, China
Sport
CountryChina
Sport Paralympic powerlifting
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London 82.5 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 80 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 80 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Dubai 80 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tbilisi 80 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Mexico City 80 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Nur-Sultan 80 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Kuala Lumpur 82.5 kg
Asian Para Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou 82.5 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta 80 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou 80 kg

Gu Xiaofei (born 14 March 1989 in Nantong) is a Chinese Paralympic powerlifter. [1] [2] He is a three-time silver medalist at the Summer Paralympics. He is also a five-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.

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Career

He represented China at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021 and he won three silver medals: in the men's 82.5 kg event in 2012, in the men's 80 kg event in 2016 and in the men's 80 kg event in 2021. [2] [3]

At the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, he won the silver medal in the men's 80 kg event. [4] Two years later, at the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he also won the silver medal in the men's 80 kg event. [5] In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Powerlifting - GU Xiaofei". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021. Date of Birth: 14 Mar 1989, Place of birth: NANTONG
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