Ye Jixiong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ye.

Ye Jixiong (born 25 May 1993)^[1] is a Chinese Paralympic powerlifter. He won the silver medal in the men's 88 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[2][3] He is also a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.^[3][4]

Ye Jixiong

Personal information
Born	(1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 (age 31) Yunfu, China
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Paralympic powerlifting
Medal record Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 88 kg 2024 Paris 97 kg World Championships 2017 Mexico City 88 kg 2019 Nur-Sultan 88 kg 2021 Tbilisi 88 kg Asian Para Games 2018 Jakarta 88 kg 2022 Hangzhou 88 kg

Career

In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 88 kg event at the World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico.^[5]

At the 2018 Asia-Oceania Open Powerlifting Championships held in Kitakyushu, Japan, he set a new world record of 233.5 kg.^[6] At the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he won the gold medal in the men's 88 kg event.^[7]

Results

Year	Venue	Weight	Attempts (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	4
Summer Paralympics
2021	Tokyo, Japan	88 kg	215	220	231	–	220
World Championships
2017	Mexico City, Mexico	88 kg	215	220	226	233.5	226
2019	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	88 kg	220	228	234.5	–	228
2021	Tbilisi, Georgia	88 kg	205	210	211	–	211

References

1. "Powerlifting - YE Jixiong". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
2. Houston, Michael (29 August 2021). "D'andrea wins Brazil's first powerlifting gold at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
3. "Tbilisi 2021: Abdelkareem Khattab destroys world record with monstrous performance". Paralympic.org. 4 December 2021. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
4. Berkeley, Geoff (4 December 2021). "Khattab demolishes world record to seal gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
5. Pavitt, Michael (6 December 2017). "China secure double powerlifting gold as Para Sport Festival continues in Mexico City". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
6. Palmer, Dan (11 September 2018). "China break two world records at Asia-Oceania Open Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
7. Etchells, Daniel (17 July 2019). "Omolayo claims world record-breaking victory at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

External links

• Ye Jixiong at Paralympic.org
• Ye Jixiong at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)