Tian Tao (; born 8 April 1994) is a Chinese weightlifter, Olympian, World Champion, Asian Champion and Asian Games Champion competing in the 85 kg division until 2018 and 96 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 96 kg
Career Tao took up weightlifting in Changyang at ten years of age. He first rose to national prominence after winning the 77 kg category of the Chinese Intercity Games in October 2011 at the age of 17.城运会男子举重武汉田涛超世青纪录__红色英雄城绿色七城. News.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved on 14 August 2016. Although not recognized for not being an international event, his lifts far exceeded the official Youth World Records (by 6/23/35 kg respectively),World records | International Weightlifting Federation. Iwf.net. Retrieved on 14 August 2016. the jerk of 205 kg even beating the Junior World Record by 3 kg.World records | International Weightlifting Federation. Iwf.net. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
Tian's next competition was the April 2012 National Championships where he attempted to qualify for the London Olympic Games. With his total of 365 kg he was however beaten by Lu Haojie and Lu Xiaojun to third place and didn't make the national team. During his second attempt in the jerk with 211 kg he also injured his right elbow and had to rehab for the rest of the year.奥运选拔赛：湖北举重选手田涛受伤_新华网湖北频道. Hb.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
In 2013, he moved up to the 85 kg class and competed in January at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, winning the bronze medal.http://results.amo-sport.com/%28S%28eeuorgbujlykipy3r1ja4tde%29%29/Results.aspx?EventID=1346&SDID=27,0 In the March National Championships he won the snatch with 165 kg but had to retire early again due to injury after only one successful jerk, not placing on the overall podium.男举依然世界最强:廖辉找回霸气 杨哲有望超崔文华_综合体育_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网. Sports.sina.com.cn (30 March 2013). Retrieved on 14 August 2016. Later this year in September at the domestically prestigious Chinese National Games he placed third with only two good attempts.全运男举85公斤级广东老将摘金 08奥运冠军无成绩_综合体育_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网. Sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved on 14 August 2016. He was nevertheless chosen to represent China at the 2013 World Championships, where he was forced to drop out after the snatch part of the competition.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 85 kg 1731781782210210217 OR2395World Championships2013 Wrocław, Poland 85 kg 1601651659——————2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 85 kg 1651701756205211219537562015 Houston, United States 85 kg 173178178211211211———2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 96 kg 175 181 181 215 226236 407 2019 Pattaya, Thailand 96 kg 175 175 180 218 225 230 410 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 89 kg — — — — — — — — — —2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 89 kg 168 173 176 7 209 212 214 — — —Asian Games2014 Incheon, South Korea 85 kg 163168168520521121813812023 Hangzhou, China 96 kg 17017518012102102162390Asian Championships2019 Ningbo, China 96 kg 1751811832202312314012020 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 96 kg 170175180210211—3862023 Jinju, South Korea 89 kg 165172172210222222 WR387IWF World Cup 2024 Phuket, Thailand 89 kg 171 176 177 4 215 226 226 — — —
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