Zhang Guozheng
Olympic athlete
1974 –
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Who is Zhang Guozheng?
Zhang Guozheng is a Chinese weightlifter. Zhang is a World champion, Olympic champion and World Record holder.
He began his current career of weightlifting when he started Nanping Sport School in March 1983. He then studied at the Beijing Sports University from 1988 to 1998. During college, Guozheng was in the Yunnan Provincial Team. By 1999, he was on the national team for China.
His impressive feats include a 197.5 kg clean and jerk at 69 kg body weight. He uses the power-jerk style, where one carries the weight into the overhead squat position prior to recovery.
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- Born
- Sep 14, 1974
China - Also known as
- Guozheng Zhang
- Education
- Beijing Sport University
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on July 23, 2013
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