Tan Yujiao

Tan Yujiao (谭玉娇; born October 4, 1990 in Shaoshan) is a Chinese powerlifter.[1][2] She won the gold medal at the Women's 67 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, with 135 kilograms.[3]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
Tan Yujiao
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1990-10-04) October 4, 1990
Shaoshan, China
Sport
Sportpowerlifting
Medal record
Powerlifting
Representing  China
Summer Paralympics
2016 Rio de Janeiro67 kg
2020 Tokyo67 kg
2012 London67.5 kg
World Championships
2014 Dubai 67 kg
2017 Mexico City 67 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan 67 kg
2021 Tbilisi 67 kg
Asian Para Games
2018 Jakarta 67 kg

She also won the gold medal in the women's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[4]

References
  1. "譚 玉嬌 - リオデジャネイロパラリンピック" [Tan Yujiao - Rio de Janeiro Paralympics]. sports.nhk.or.jp (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  2. "Powerlifting - TAN Yujiao - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15. Date of Birth: 4 Oct 1990, Place of birth: SHAOSHAN
  3. "Women's -67 kg - Standings". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  4. "Tbilisi 2021: Ejike and Bettir win nail-biting battles". Paralympic.org. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.


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