Wu Jingbiao is a Chinese -55 kg weightlifter and snatch world record holder in the old -56 kg class with 139 kg. Born on January 10th 1989 Wu’s first senior international medal came at the 2009 World Championships in Goyang where he placed 2nd (131 / 155 / 286 kg). Wu placed 1st at the following two World Championships in 2010 and 2011 with lifts of 132 / 160 / 292 kg and 133 / 159 / 292 kg respectively.
At the 2012 London Olympic Games Wu famously apologized for ‘shaming the motherland’ after placing 2nd behind his longtime nemesis Om Yun-Chol with a 133 / 156 / 289 kg performance. Wu Jingbaio’s last and greatest performance came at the 2015 World Championships in Houston where he set his first and only world record of 139 kg which he followed up with a competition-best in the clean and jerk of 163 kg for a personal best 302 kg total.
Wu has also medalled at the Asian Games and the Asian Championships twice at each, taking gold at each in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
The thirty-year-old Chinese silver medalist from the 2012 Olympics, Wu Jingbiao, has posted a training video of a 145 kg snatch. In the post, he says his bodyweight was ‘nearly 61kg’. This lift was 1kg over the World Standard in the 61 kg weight category. As well as his Olympic silver, Wu has two golds …
The 56 kg world record holder Wu Jingbaio just hit a very comfortable looking 130 kg snatch in training, 9 kg less than his best ever snatch of 139 kg from the 2015 World Championships in Houston. This lift was preceded by a staggering 170 kg jerk, 1 kg under his previous weightclass (-56 kg) …
Wu Jingbiao (CN -55) Snatches 130 kg and Jerks 170 kg – 8 kg Above World Record Read More »