Chen Wen-huei (, born 23 February 1997) is a Taiwanese weightlifter.
Early life Chen was raised in New Taipei City. She took up weightlifting in her second year of middle school. Originally she trained as a triathlete but disliked running, and a weightlifting coach convinced her to switch sports. She chose weightlifting because the training facility had air conditioning, provided food, and had shorter training sessions.
Career At the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Chen finished in fifth place in the women's 58kg event.
In 2019, she competed in the women's 64 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.
She represented Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and she won the bronze medal in the women's 64 kg event. In December 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 64 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
In 2024, she competed in the women's 71kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. She lifted 236 kg in total and placed sixth.
Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Olympic Games 2021 Tokyo, Japan 64 kg 97 100 103 127 130 130 230 2024 Paris, France 71 kg 102 103 106 133 139 140 236 6 World Championships2019 Pattaya, Thailand 64 kg 92 96 98 21 118 123 128 10 215 13 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 64 kg 97 101 101 126 131 135 232 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 71 kg 99 104 107 11 131 136 136 8 235 10IWF World Cup 2024 Phuket, Thailand 71 kg 103 105 108 15 133 135 141 4 246 4Asian Games2023 Hangzhou, China 76 kg 101 105 105 131 135 137 242 4Asian Championships2019 Ningbo, China 64 kg 93 93 98 4 116 123 127 4 221 42021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 64 kg 94 98 100 119 125 128 228 2022 Manama, Bahrain 64 kg 98 98 99 — — — — — — —2023 Jinju, South Korea 71 kg 93 97 101 6 123 128 131 232 2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 71 kg 102 106 108 128 137 137 4 236 2025 Jiangshan, China 76 kg 100 105 109 133 133 133 242
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