Lin Tzu-chi

{{Short description|Taiwanese weightlifter (born 1988)}}

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{{Medal|Sport|Women's weightlifting}}

{{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2014 Incheon|-63 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition|Asian Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2013 Astana|-63 kg}}

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Lin Tzu-chi ({{zh|t=林子琦|s=|p=Lín Zǐqí}}; formerly Lin Wan-hsuan; born 19 March 1988) is a Taiwanese weightlifter.{{cite web|title=Profile |url=http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5114455&lang=en |work=2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee |accessdate=24 September 2014 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924122018/http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5114455&lang=en |archivedate=24 September 2014 }} She was to appear at the 2010 Asian Games, but was suspended from competition due to a positive drug test. Lin was banned until 2012. At the 2014 Asian Games, she set a world record in women's 63 kg, with a lift of 261 kg.{{cite news|title=Lin Tzu-chi strikes gold in Incheon|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/09/24/2003600439|accessdate=24 September 2014|publisher=Taipei Times|date=24 September 2014}} She also set the clean and jerk record for her weight class, at 145 kg.{{cite news|title=Taiwanese weightlifter wins gold at Asian Games|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201409230019.aspx|accessdate=23 September 2014|publisher=Central News Agency|date=23 September 2014}} The government of Taiwan awarded her NT$3 million for this accomplishment.{{cite news|last1=Chang|first1=Che-fon|last2=Chen|first2=Shou-gow|last3=Hsiao|first3=Scully|title=Athlete could earn over NT$4 million for Asian Games gold|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201409230038.aspx|accessdate=23 September 2014|publisher=Central News Agency|date=23 September 2014}} Lin was suspended from the 2016 Summer Olympics due to another positive drug test result.{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Chin-wei|last2=Tsai|first2=Chia-yi|last3=Huang|first3=Frances|title=Olympics: Taiwan apologizes for Lin's suspension|url=http://m.focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201608100006.aspx|accessdate=10 August 2016|agency=Central News Agency|date=10 August 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012183955/http://m.focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201608100006.aspx|archivedate=12 October 2016}} [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/08/11/2003652879 Alt URL] The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in November 2018, after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency, that Lin was to serve an eight-year suspension, and additionally vacated all weightlifting medals, prizes and points earned by Lin after 24 June 2016.{{cite news |last1=Lung |first1=Po-an |last2=Chi |first2=Jo-yao |title=Taiwanese weightlifter banned for 8 years for doping |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201811160005.aspx |accessdate=16 November 2018 |agency=Central News Agency |date=16 November 2018}}

She attends Kaohsiung Medical University.{{cite news|last1=Huang|first1=Sunrise|last2=Chen|first2=Chao-fu|last3=Wu|first3=Lilian|title=Lin Tzu-chi comes a long way to taste gold|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201409230042.aspx|accessdate=23 September 2014|publisher=Central News Agency|date=23 September 2014}}