Deng Zhiwei

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| caption = Deng at the 2018 Asian Games

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|1}}

| birth_place = Hengshui, China

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| height = 188 cm{{cite web |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/DENG-Zhiwei-3006508/ |title=Deng Zhiwei |website=asiangames2018.id |publisher=Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824134936/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/DENG-Zhiwei-3006508/ |archive-date=August 24, 2018}}

| weight = 125 kg

| sport = Freestyle wrestling

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Deng Zhiwei ({{zh|s=邓志伟}}, born February 1, 1988) is a Chinese heavyweight freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships and a bronze medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships.

Career

Deng competed at the 2016 Olympics, and was eliminated in the round of 16 by Levan Berianidze.{{cite web|title=Zhiwei Deng |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/zhiwei-deng |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=October 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922185112/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/zhiwei-deng |archive-date=September 22, 2016 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Men's Freestyle 125 kg – Standings |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-freestyle-125-kg |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=October 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922184447/https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-mens-freestyle-125-kg |archive-date=September 22, 2016 |url-status=dead}}

Deng returned to the 2020 Olympics, where he achieved greater success. He came 5th place after losing the Bronze Medal match to Amir Hossein Zare.

He competed in the 125{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}

Deng earned a quota place for China for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.{{Cite web |title=2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2024 |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}} He competed in the men's 125{{nbsp}}kg event at the Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}