Guo Lingling (born 18 August 1989 in Handan) is a Chinese Paralympic powerlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 41kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also won gold at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France. Guo is a four-time gold medalist at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.
Career
Guo won the gold medal in the women's 45kg event at both the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships and 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships. She also won the gold medal in the women's 41kg event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships.
In 2017, Guo set a new world record of 110kg at the World Para Powerlifting Championships. At the 2018 World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championships, she improved this world record by lifting 114kg. At the 2019 World Championships, she set a new world record in the women's 45kg weight class by lifting 118kg.
At the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan, Guo won the gold medal in the women's 41kg event and she set a new world record in this weight class by lifting 109 kg. A few months later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia. She also improved her world record to 109.5kg.
Guo won the gold medal in the women's 45kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France. She also set a new world record of 123kg.
Results
Year Venue Weight Attempts (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 4 Summer Paralympics 2021 Tokyo, Japan 41 kg 105 108 108 109 108 World Championships 2017 Mexico City, Mexico 45 kg 107 110 116 116 110 2019 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 45 kg 114 117 118 – 118 2021 Tbilisi, Georgia 41 kg 103 105 105 109.5 105
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