Tian Tao

Tian Tao

Tian at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 30) Changyang, Hubei, China
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [ citation needed ]
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–89 kg
Club	Hubei Province
Coached by	Yu Jie [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 181 kg (2018) Clean and jerk: 231 kg (2019 CWR [2] ) Total: 410 kg (2019)
Medal record Representing   China Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 85 kg World Championships 2019 Pattaya 96 kg 2018 Ashgabat 96 kg Asian Games 2014 Incheon 85 kg 2022 Hangzhou 96 kg Asian Championships 2019 Ningbo 96 kg 2020 Tashkent 96 kg 2023 Jinju 89 kg National Games of China 2017 Tianjin 85 kg 2021 Shaanxi 96 kg 2013 Liaoning 85 kg

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tian .

Tian Tao (Chinese :田涛; pinyin :Tián Tāo; born 8 April 1994) is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympian, World Champion, Asian Champion and Asian Games Champion competing in the 85 kg division until 2018 and 96 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. ^[3]

Career

Tao took up weightlifting in Changyang at ten years of age. ^[1] He first rose to national prominence after winning the 77 kg category of the Chinese Intercity Games in October 2011 at the age of 17. ^[4] Although not recognized for not being an international event, his lifts far exceeded the official Youth World Records (by 6/23/35 kg respectively), ^[5] the jerk of 205 kg even beating the Junior World Record by 3 kg. ^[6]

Tian's next competition was the April 2012 National Championships where he attempted to qualify for the London Olympic Games. With his total of 365 kg he was however beaten by Lu Haojie and Lu Xiaojun to third place and didn't make the national team.^{[ citation needed ]} During his second attempt in the jerk with 211 kg he also injured his right elbow and had to rehab for the rest of the year. ^[7]

In 2013, he moved up to the 85 kg class and competed in January at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, winning the bronze medal. ^[8] In the March National Championships he won the snatch with 165 kg but had to retire early again due to injury after only one successful jerk, not placing on the overall podium. ^[9] Later this year in September at the domestically prestigious Chinese National Games he placed third with only two good attempts. ^[10] He was nevertheless chosen to represent China at the 2013 World Championships, where he was forced to drop out after the snatch part of the competition. ^[11]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	85 kg	173	178	178	2	210	210	217 OR	2	395
World Championships
2013	Wrocław, Poland	85 kg	160	165	165	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	85 kg	165	170	175	6	205	211	219	5	375	6
2015	Houston, United States	85 kg	173	178	178		211	211	211	—	—	—
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	96 kg	175	181	181		215	226	236		417
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	96 kg	175	175	180		218	225	230		410
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	89 kg	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	89 kg	168	173	176	7	209	212	214	—	—	—
Asian Games
2014	Incheon, South Korea	85 kg	163	168	168	5	205	211	218	1	381
2023	Hangzhou, China	96 kg	170	175	180	1	210	210	216	2	390
Asian Championships
2019	Ningbo, China	96 kg	175	181	183		220	231	231		401
2020	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	96 kg	170	175	180		210	211	—		386
2023	Jinju, South Korea	89 kg	165	172	172		210	222	222 CWR		387
IWF World Cup
2024	Phuket, Thailand	89 kg	171	176	177	4	215	226	226	—	—	—

References

1. "IWF Biography".
2. PDF Results from Tokyo Test Event
3. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 96 kg
4. 城运会男子举重武汉田涛超世青纪录__红色英雄城绿色七城. News.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
5. World records | International Weightlifting Federation. Iwf.net. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
6. World records | International Weightlifting Federation. Iwf.net. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
7. 奥运选拔赛：湖北举重选手田涛受伤_新华网湖北频道. Hb.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
8. http://results.amo-sport.com/%28S%28eeuorgbujlykipy3r1ja4tde%29%29/Results.aspx?EventID=1346&SDID=27,0 ^{[ dead link ‍]}
9. 男举依然世界最强:廖辉找回霸气 杨哲有望超崔文华_综合体育_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网. Sports.sina.com.cn (30 March 2013). Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
10. 全运男举85公斤级广东老将摘金 08奥运冠军无成绩_综合体育_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网. Sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
11. "Results by Event: 2013 IWF World Championships". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

External links

• Tian Tao at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Tian Tao at Olympedia
• Tian Tao at the International Weightlifting Results Project
• Tian Tao on Weibo (in Chinese)