Tang Lingsheng
{{Short description|Chinese weightlifter (born 1971)}}
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Tang Lingsheng (born 1971 in Lingui, Guangxi) is a male Chinese weightlifter.
Major performances
- 1989 National Junior Games - 3rd 56 kg (262.5 kg);
- 1991 National Inter-city Games - 2nd 60 kg (280 kg);
- 1992 National Championships - 3rd 60 kg (295 kg);
- 1993 World Championships - 3rd 59 kg (292.5 kg);
- 1994 Asian Games - 2nd 59 kg
- 1995 Asian Championships - Winning three titles and breaking an AR;
- 1995 World Championships - 1st 59 kg in clean and jerk;
- 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games - 1st 59 kg (WR);
References
- [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2007-07/29/content_6003676.htm China Daily]
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Category:Chinese male weightlifters
Category:Olympic weightlifters for China
Category:Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for China
Category:Olympic medalists in weightlifting
Category:Asian Games medalists in weightlifting
Category:Weightlifters from Guangxi
Category:Sportspeople from Guilin
Category:Weightlifters at the 1994 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Asian Games silver medalists for China
Category:Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
Category:20th-century Chinese sportsmen
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