Deng Zhiwei
![]() Deng at the 2018 Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1988-02-01) February 1, 1988 (age 36) Hengshui, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Deng Zhiwei (Chinese: 邓志伟, born February 1, 1988) is a Chinese heavyweight freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships and a bronze medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships.
Career
Deng competed at the 2016 Olympics, and was eliminated in the round of 16 by Levan Berianidze.[2][3]
Deng returned to the 2020 Olympics, where he achieved greater success. He came 5th place after losing the Bronze Medal match to Amir Hossein Zare.
He competed in the 125 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4]
Deng earned a quota place for China for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5]
Major results
Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Freestyle 125 kg |
2019 | World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 3rd | Freestyle 125 kg |
Asian Championships | Xi'an, China | 2nd | Freestyle 125 kg | |
2018 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Freestyle 125 kg |
Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | Freestyle 125 kg | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th | Freestyle 125 kg |
2015 | World Championships | Las Vegas, United States | 18th | Freestyle 125 kg |
Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | Freestyle 125 kg | |
2014 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 10th | Freestyle 125 kg |
References
- ^ "Deng Zhiwei". asiangames2018.id. Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Zhiwei Deng". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Freestyle 125 kg – Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
External links
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- Deng Zhiwei at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Deng Zhiwei at United World Wrestling
- Deng Zhiwei at Olympics.com
- Deng Zhiwei at Olympedia