Zhang Guozheng
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Weightlifting | |||
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| Gold | 2004 Athens | Lightweight | |
Zhang Guozheng (simplified Chinese: 张国政, born September 14, 1974 in Shunchang, Fujian) is a Chinese weightlifter. 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.
Zhang is a World champion, Olympic champion and World Record holder.
His impressive feats include a 197.5 kg clean and jerk at 69 kg body weight (286% BW). He uses the unconventional squat-jerk style, where one carries the squat jerk into the hole prior to recovery.
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