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Kuo Hsing-chun

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Kuo Hsing-chun is a Taiwanese Amis weightlifter, born on 26 November 1993 in Yilan, who is an Olympic gold medalist and five time world champion. She competed in the 58 kg division until 2018 and the 59 kg division after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized its categories, and has set 11 senior world records. She placed sixth at the 2012 Olympics, won bronze at the 2016 Games, and won gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where she broke three Olympic records, before taking bronze again at the 2024 Games in Paris. She is also a two time Universiade champion, an Asian Games champion and a five time Asian champion.

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1993 1
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Female 1
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is a Taiwanese Amis weightlifter
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    Born 26 November 1993 in Yilan, Taiwan TPE
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    Sex Female
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    is a Taiwanese Amis weightlifter
  • Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games
    In 2021, she won a gold medal and broke three Olympic records in the women's 59 kg weightlifting competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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