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Kang Yue
Personal information
Nationality China
Born (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 (age 33)
Qingdao, Shandong, China
Weight85.55 kg (189 lb)
Sport
Country China
SportWeightlifting
Event-87 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Houston –75 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Almaty –75 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Wrocław –75 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Antalya –69 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tashkent –87 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon –75 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Penang –69 kg
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shenzhen –75 kg

Kang Yue (Chinese: 康月[1]; pinyin: Kāng yuè; born 8 October 1991) is a Chinese weightlifter,[2] and World Champion competing in the 75 kg division until 2018 and 87 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Career

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Kang's first appearance was at the 2009 National Games of China, where she placed third in the women's 69 kg class.

World Championships

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In 2010, Kang made her first international appearance in the women's 69 kg class at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya. She finished second in both the snatch and clean and jerk, earning a silver medal.[4]

At the 2013 World Weightlifting Championships in Wroclaw, Kang moved up to the 75 kg class where she finished first in the snatch, and second in the clean and jerk. This culminated in an overall silver medal finish.[5]

In the following year at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty, Kang went on to win silver in the snatch, and bronze in the clean & jerk. This resulted in another silver medal.[6]

At the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in the United States, Kang went on to finish first in the snatch and third place in the clean and jerk, which resulted with an overall gold medal finish.[7]

Asian Games

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In 2014, Kang competed at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, where she finished first in the snatch, and second in the clean and jerk. This resulted in a silver medal finish.[8]

Asian Championships

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Kang went on to compete in the women's 87 kg category at the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships, following the International Weightlifting Federation's decision to update their weight classes in 2018.[9] She went on to earn silver medals in the snatch and clean and jerk, resulting in another silver medal finish.[10]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank Ref
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  China
World Championships
2010 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 105 113 113 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 130 130 140 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 253 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [11]
2013 Poland Wroclaw, Poland 75 kg 122 126 131 1st place, gold medalist(s) 150 150 150 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 276 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [5]
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, kazakhstan 75 kg 126 126 126 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 151 155 155 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 277 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [12]
2015 United States Houston, United States 75 kg 127 130 130 1st place, gold medalist(s) 155 158 158 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 282 1st place, gold medalist(s) [7]
Asian Games
2014 South Korea Incheon, South Korea 75 kg 125 131 131 1 153 160 164 2 291 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [13]
Asian Championships
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 87 kg 118 118 125 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 149 155 155 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 273 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [14]

References

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  1. ^ "体育之星 > 举重 > 康月" [Sports Star > Weightlifting > Kang Yue]. sports.sina.com.cn/ (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Athlete Results". IWF.net. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. ^ 2019 World Championships Entry List
  4. ^ "78TH MEN'S AND 21ST WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Women's Snatch, Clean & Jerk". IWF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "IWF Results Book - Wroclaw 2013" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ^ "2014 IWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Women's Snatch, Clean & Jerk". IWF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b "IWF Results Book - Houston 2015" (PDF). IWF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  8. ^ "2014 ASIAN GAMES - Women's Snatch, Clean & Jerk". IWF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. ^ 2019 World Championships Entry List
  10. ^ "2020 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Women's Snatch, Clean & Jerk". IWF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. ^ "78TH MEN'S AND 21ST WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Women's Snatch, Clean & Jerk". IWF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  12. ^ "2014 IWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - Women's Snatch, Clean & Jerk". IWF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  13. ^ "2014 ASIAN GAMES - Women's Snatch, Clean & Jerk". IWF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  14. ^ "2020 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS - Women's Snatch, Clean & Jerk". IWF. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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