Chen Wei-ling

Chen Wei-ling (simplified Chinese: 陈苇绫; traditional Chinese: 陳葦綾; pinyin: Chén Wěilíng; born January 4, 1982) is from Tainan, Taiwan, ROC. She is an Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter.

Chen holds various all-time world records in powerlifting as follows

44 kg class – Women's 

• Squat all-time world record – 171.5 kg @ 43.8 kg that she lifted on 27 May 2005, in Finland competing in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) world's championships. Her lift was with only a single ply piece suit, and knee wraps.
• Deadlift all-time world record – 175.0 kg @ 43.7 kg on the 23rd of May 2003 in Chicago, Illinois for the IPF world's. This also completed was 4 times her body weight and done in a single ply deadlift suit, knee wraps, and wrist wraps.
• Totalled 3rd all-time best performance with 170 kg squat, 62.5 kg bench and 170 kg deadlift on 27 May 2005 at the IPF world's in Finland. She totalled 402.5 kg (Over 9 times her own weight, at 43.8 kg)

48 kg class – Women's

• 3rd heaviest squat of all time (IPF worlds) lifting 4.2 times her own weight (@47 kg), with 197.5 kg, that she did in Australia.
• At the same competition, she lifted an incredible 185.0 kg (about 4 times her own weight), which was the greatest lift of all time (also not with maximum equipment).
• Also at the same competition, she got the all-time world record lifting a total of 457.5 kg (197.5 kg Squat, 75.0 kg Bench Press, 185.0 kg deadlift (Total 10x her own weight)).

In weightlifting, Wei-Ling competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg class. Here she snatched 75.0 kg and clean and jerked 95.0 kg for a total of 170.0 kg, ranking 11th.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics she won the bronze medal in the 48 kg category. She snatched 84 kg and clean and jerked 112 kg for a total of 196 kg.

Powerlifting

• Squat: 207.5 kg (World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 25-26.07.2009)
• Bench Press: 95 kg (World Games, Cali, Colombia, 30.07-01.08.2013)
• Deadlift: 195.0 kg (World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 25-26.07.2009)
• Total: 495.0 kg (World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 25-26.07.2009)
• Open: 668.275 Wilks points (bodyweight: 46.75 kg, total: 495 kg, World Games, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 25-26.07.2009)

Raw lifts (Powerlifting)

• Squat: 145.0 kg (International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)
• Bench Press: 77.5 kg (International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)
• Deadlift: 172.5 kg (International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)
• Total: 395 kg (International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)
• Open: 533.684 Wilks points (bodyweight 46.70 kg, total: 395 kg, International Powerlifting Federation World Women's Classic Cup, Sweden, Stockholm, 12-17.06.2012)

Weightlifting

• Snatch: 87 kg, Asian Championship 2009
• Clean and Jerk: 113 kg, Asian Championship 2009
• Total: 200 kg, Asian Championship 2009

Weightlifting associated exercises

• Full Back Squat: 155.0 kg
• Olympic Front Squat: 131.0 kg
• Clean: 112.0 kg
• Clean Pull: 125.0 kg
• Snatch Pull: 100.0 kg
• Jerk: 112.0 kg
• Military Press: 55.0 kg