Kuo Hsing-chun

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kuo Hsing-chun
Occupation	Weightlifter
Date Of Birth	Nov 26, 1993(1993-11-26)
Age	31
Birthplace	Yilan City
Country	Taiwan
Horoscope	Capricorn

Kuo Hsing-chun Biography

Kuo Hsing-chun is one of the most popular and richest Weightlifter who was born on November 26, 1993 in Yilan City, Taiwan. Kuo Hsing-chun (Chinese: 郭婞淳 ; pinyin: Guō Xìngchún ; born 26 November 1993) is a Taiwanese weightlifter, Olympian, four time World Champion, two time Universiade Champion, Asian Games Champion, and four time Asian Champion of Amis descent, competing in the 58 kg division until 2018 and 59 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. She has set 11 senior world records in her career.

The 2015 World Weightlifting Championships was her first competition back from a disappointing year (due to injury), and she competed in the 58 kg category. After the snatch portion of the competition she was in fourth place with 103 kg, the leader Boyanka Kostova set a world record in the snatch with 112 kg. In the clean and jerk portion she lifted 133 kg with her final lift securing a bronze medal in the clean & jerk and in the total.

Kuo won gold at the 2017 Summer Universiade and set a world record of 142 kg for the clean and jerk in her final lift. Following her performance at the Universiade, Kuo was awarded the Order of Brilliant Star, and chose to donate her winnings, totaling NT$1.9 million ($63014.06), back to her community.

Coming into the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships she was expected to put up a solid performance after her record setting performance at the 2017 Summer Universiade. She competed in the 58 kg category, against the reigning Olympic Champion Sukanya Srisurat and it was expected to be a close competition. After the snatch portion Sukanya Srisurat was in the gold medal position with 105 kg, Kuo also lifted the same, but Srisurat had lifted the weight first. In the clean and jerk portion, Sukanya Srisurat had completed all of her attempts before Kuo had attempted any of her lifts. She made her first lift of 126 kg, securing the gold medal. She added onto that total, lifting 135 kg in the clean and jerk, finishing with 240 kg, a full 15 kg more than reigning Olympic Champion, and silver medalist Srisurat.

Before the 2014 Asian Games she suffered an injury to her leg, which left her confined to a wheelchair for a month, as a result of the injury she donated an ambulance to Taitung hospital. Injury notwithstanding, she went on to place fourth at the 2014 Asian Games in the 58 kg category.

Kuo Hsing-chun Net Worth

Kuo Hsing-chun is one of the richest Weightlifter from Taiwan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kuo Hsing-chun 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 2012 she competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women’s 58 kg category and placed sixth overall.

In 2013 she competed at the 2013 World Weightlifting Championships in the 58 kg category. After the snatch portion of the competition she was in second place behind Deng Wei, they both had lifted 108 kg, but Deng Wei was 0.46 kg lighter. In the clean and jerk portion of the competition she lifted 133 kg in her first attempt, after Deng Wei was unable to complete any of her clean and jerks, she had the gold medal secured. Her total of 241 kg was a full 13 kg over the silver medalist Alexandra Escobar.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics she competed in the 58 kg category. In the snatch portion of the competition she completed her first lift of 102 kg, but was unable to complete her last two lifts of 105 kg. Going into the clean & jerk portion of the competition she was in third place, as she was 8 kg behind Sukanya Srisurat and tied in weight with Pimsiri Sirikaew (Pimsiri Sirikaew weighed .46 kg less). In the clean & jerk portion she completed a 129 kg lift which secured her at least a bronze medal finish. For her final lift she attempted an Olympic Record lift of 139 kg, which would put her in first place, but was unable to lift it. She won a bronze medal with a total of 231 kg.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kuo Hsing-chun height 5′ 1″ Kuo weight 129 lbs & body measurements will update soon.

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Facts & Trivia

Kuo Ranked on the list of most popular Weightlifter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Taiwan. Kuo Hsing-chun celebrates birthday on November 26 of every year.