Lin Tzu-chi

Lin Tzu-chi
Medal record
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Women's weightlifting
Asian Games
2014 Incheon -63 kg
Asian Championships
2013 Astana -63 kg
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lin.

Lin Tzu-chi (Chinese: 林子琦; pinyin: Lín Zǐqí; born 19 March 1988) is a Taiwanese weightlifter.[1] She was to appear at the 2010 Asian Games, but was suspended from competition due to a positive drug test. Lin was banned until 2012.[2] At the 2014 Asian Games, she set a world record in women's 63 kg, with a lift of 261 kg.[3] She also set the clean and jerk record for her weight class, at 145 kg.[4] The government of Taiwan awarded her NT$3 million for this accomplishment.[5] Lin was suspended from the 2016 Summer Olympics due to another positive drug test result.[2]

She attends Kaohsiung Medical University.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 Lin, Chin-wei; Tsai, Chia-yi; Huang, Frances (10 August 2016). "Olympics: Taiwan apologizes for Lin's suspension". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lin Tzu-chi strikes gold in Incheon". Taipei Times. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Taiwanese weightlifter wins gold at Asian Games". Central News Agency. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Chang, Che-fon; Chen, Shou-gow; Hsiao, Scully (23 September 2014). "Athlete could earn over NT$4 million for Asian Games gold". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Huang, Sunrise; Chen, Chao-fu; Wu, Lilian (23 September 2014). "Lin Tzu-chi comes a long way to taste gold". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
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