Tian Tao
Tian at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994
Hubei, China
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportWeightlifting
Event–89 kg
ClubHubei Province
Coached byYu Jie[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 181 kg (2018)
  • Clean and jerk: 231 kg (2019 CWR[2])
  • Total: 410 kg (2019)
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro–85 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Pattaya–96 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Ashgabat–96 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Incheon–85 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou–96 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Ningbo–96 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Tashkent–96 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Jinju–89 kg
National Games of China
Gold medal – first place2017 Tianjin–85 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Shaanxi–96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Liaoning–85 kg

Tian Tao (Chinese: 田涛; pinyin: Tián Tāo; 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.[3]

Career

Tao took up weightlifting in Changyang at ten years of age.[1] 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.[4] Although not recognized for not being an international event, his lifts far exceeded the official Youth World Records (by 6/23/35 kg respectively),[5] the jerk of 205 kg even beating the Junior World Record by 3 kg.[6]

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.[7]

In 2013, he moved up to the 85 kg class and competed in January at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, winning the bronze medal.[8] 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.[9] Later this year in September at the domestically prestigious Chinese National Games he placed third with only two good attempts.[10] 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.[11]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil85 kg1731781782210210217 OR23952nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2013Poland Wrocław, Poland85 kg1601651659——————
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan85 kg165170175620521121953756
2015United States Houston, United States85 kg1731781781st place, gold medalist(s)211211211———
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan96 kg1751811812nd place, silver medalist(s)215226 WR2362nd place, silver medalist(s)4072nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand96 kg1751751802nd place, silver medalist(s)2182252301st place, gold medalist(s)4101st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia89 kg——————————
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia89 kg1681731767209212214———
Asian Games
2014South Korea Incheon, South Korea85 kg163168168520521121813811st place, gold medalist(s)
2023China Hangzhou, China96 kg170175180121021021623901st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2019China Ningbo, China96 kg1751811831st place, gold medalist(s)2202312311st place, gold medalist(s)4011st place, gold medalist(s)
2020Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan96 kg1701751801st place, gold medalist(s)210211—1st place, gold medalist(s)3861st place, gold medalist(s)
2023South Korea Jinju, South Korea89 kg1651721723rd place, bronze medalist(s)210222222 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)3872nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. 1 2 "IWF Biography".
  2. ↑ PDF Results from Tokyo Test Event
  3. ↑ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 96 kg
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ World records | International Weightlifting Federation. Iwf.net. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
  6. ↑ World records | International Weightlifting Federation. Iwf.net. Retrieved on 14 August 2016.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ http://results.amo-sport.com/%28S%28eeuorgbujlykipy3r1ja4tde%29%29/Results.aspx?EventID=1346&SDID=27,0
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Results by Event: 2013 IWF World Championships". IWF.net. International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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