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female powerlifter Xu Lili screams on the bench

Xu Lili is one of the newest Chinese powerlifters to burst onto the international scene.

In 2018 she proved to be the strongest in Asia twice as she powered through to the top of the podium in the women’s over 79kg at the Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Asia-Oceania Open Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan.

In 2017, she won her first World Championships title at Mexico City 2017. One year before, she had sealed silver at her maiden Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She also won the Asian Championships title in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in 2015.

Xu took up the sport in 2009. She was working in a factory when she was noticed by a coach looking for powerlifters with potential.

Results

Unit Date Rank
2010 IPC Powerlifting World Championships (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Up to 75.00kg Final 2010-07-29 9999
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's -79 kg Final Round 2016-09-12 2
Mexico City 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships (Mexico City, Mexico)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Up to 79.00kg Final 2017-12-07 1
Women's Up to 79.00kg Record Attempts 2017-12-07 1
Nur-Sultan 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships (Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Up to 79.00kg Final 2019-07-17 2
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Tokyo, Japan)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Up to 73.00kg Final 2021-08-28 2
Tbilisi 2021 World Para Powerlifting Senior World Championships (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's Up to 73.00kg Final 2021-12-02 1