Luo Shifang

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Luo Shifang
Personal information
Born (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 23) [1]
Guiyang County, Chenzhou, Hunan, China [2]
Sport
CountryChina
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class59 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris –59 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Riyadh 59 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou 59 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Jinju 59 kg

Luo Shifang (Chinese :罗诗芳; pinyin :Luó Shīfāng; born 2 April 2001) is a Chinese weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. [3]

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Career

Luo took up weightlifting at the age of 12. She started practicing to improve her physical fitness. [4]

Luo won a medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, held in Bogotá, Colombia. [5] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Jinju, South Korea. [6]

In 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [7] [8] She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. [9]

She is the current gold medalist on Women's 59 Kg by winning at 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris on August 8, 2024. In this occasion she established three Olympic records on weightlifting: Snatch, Clean & Jerk and Total score.

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean and jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2024 Paris, France 59 kg 101105107 OR 129134 OR 137241 OR Gold medal icon.svg
World Championships
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 59 kg 1011041045126129133Bronze medal icon.svg2304
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 59 kg 101104107Gold medal icon.svg128133136Gold medal icon.svg243Gold medal icon.svg
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand59 kg103108108Silver medal icon.svg133140140Gold medal icon.svg248 CWR Gold medal icon.svg
Asian Games
2023 Hangzhou, China 59 kg 100104107128133140240Silver medal icon.svg
Asian Championships
2023 Jinju, South Korea59 kg98102105Gold medal icon.svg126130133Silver medal icon.svg238Gold medal icon.svg

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