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Hu Peng

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Hu Peng, born on 26 January 1989 in Zhenjiang, is a Chinese powerlifter who competes in Paralympic powerlifting. He won the silver medal in the men's 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics with a lift of 200 kilograms. At the Tokyo Paralympics, held in 2021, he entered the men's 72 kg event but did not record a successful lift. A few months later he won silver in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 2024 he took another silver medal in the men's 72 kg event at the Summer Paralympics in Paris after a successful lift of 214 kg. Taken together, the 2016 and 2024 silver medals make him a repeat Paralympic medallist for China across eight years.

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Birth Year
1989 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Classification
Competition Category
Para or Adaptive 1
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Hu Peng (born 26 January 1989 in Zhenjiang) is a Chinese powerlifter.
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    Hu Peng (born 26 January 1989 in Zhenjiang) is a Chinese powerlifter.
  • Career, Paralympic events
    A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.
  • Career, silver medal
    He won the silver medal at the Men's 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, with 200 kilograms.
  • Career, 2024 silver
    In 2024, he won a silver medal in the men's 72 kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France after successfully lifting 214 kg.
  • Competed In: Paralympic Games, Career, 2016
    He won the silver medal at the Men's 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, with 200 kilograms.
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