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Athlete: Tian Tao

Tian Tao is the 2016 Rio Olympic silver medalist, the 2018 World Championships silver medalist, and the 2014 Asian Games champion. Born on the 4th April 1994. At the age of 17 at the Chinese Intercity Games Tian unofficially broke all of the youth world records in the 77 kg class, most spectacularly including a 205 kg clean and jerk, a lift that was not only 23 kg above the youth world record but also 3 kg over the junior world record.
2016 Rio Olympics – 85 kg – 178 kg / 217 kg / 385 kg – 2nd
2013 WWC Wroclaw – 85 kg – 160 kg/ – / – NA
2014 WWC Astana – 85 kg – 170 kg / 205 kg / 375 kg – 5th
2015 WWC Houston – 85 kg – 178 kg / – / – NA
2018 WWC Ashgabat – 96 kg – 181 kg / 226 kg WR / 407 kg – 2nd
2014 Asian Games – 85 kg – 163 kg / 218 kg / 381 kg – 1st

Lasha Talakhadze and Lu Xiaojun at the 2019 World Championships training hall

Inside The Weightlifting World Championships Training Hall | Day 1

This is part one in the new Weightlifting House YouTube series where we take you into the most competitive, most elite training hall in the world at the Weightlifting World Championships 2019. Each day hundreds of the greatest weightlifters in the world, and a small handful of the greatest of all-time, train side by side, …

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WL News | Power to the Athletes, Kate Nye’s 150kg Clean, and China’s Depth

The weightlifting news from this week (Feb 13th-20th) includes: The plan for more athlete power within the IWF China’s superstars and their backlog of unnamed record-holders (videos below) Kate Nye (USA -76) cleans 150kg off the blocks, 11kg over the American record You can listen to the news show using the player below, and subscribe …

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Lu Xiaojun and Tian Tao Chinese Training Session at the 2019 World Championships

Lu Xiaojun, Tian Tao, Yang Zhe, Heavy Training Session | 2019 WWC

Whilst at the 2019 World Championships we filmed a full training session featuring the three world record holders Lu Xiaojun, Tian Tao, and Yang Zhe. Lu Xiaojun (81), eleven-time world record holder, Olympic champion, and five-time World Champion, worked up in the back squat to a heavy single of 270 kg, 35 kg less than …

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Team China weightlifting compete in Tramelan, Shi Zhiyong topless as the photo

China’s A-Team head to Switzerland for 49th ‘Challenge 210’

The 49th ‘Challenge 210’ takes place next week in Tramelan, Switzerland, October 24-27th. This competition is a bronze tier qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and acts as one of the six necessary competitions that can fulfill qualification. Amongst those on the start list for this competition are China’s A-team, a team that comprises …

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Tian Tao 210 kg clean and jerk at the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships

Tian Tao Arrives at the Asian Champs – 210 C&J, 290 Back Squat

The Olympic silver-medalist Tian Tao (CHN -96) has turned up alongside the rest of the Chinese national team at the training hall of the 2019 Asian Championships in his home country. Fortunately for us, ATG is there keeping us all updated with the awesome footage. Tian hit a comfortable 210 kg clean and jerk which …

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