About Chen Yanqing
Born 1979. Chen Yanqing is a Chinese weightlifter.
Personal life Chen was born to a poor rural family who live in a small farming village called Xishan on an island near Suzhou, two hours west of Shanghai. In 1989 her parents sent her to a state athletic school after coach and former weightlifter Cao Xinmin discovered her at a sports match in Suzhou. Her parents have mixed emotions about her career in weightlifting, but her earnings have helped raise her family's standard of living.
After she was scratched from the 2000 Summer Olympics, she retired in 2001 to study business at Soochow University in Suzhou. She returned from retirement to compete in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Who is Chen Yanqing?
weightlifter
When was Chen Yanqing born?
Chen Yanqing was born on 5 April 1979 in Suzhou.
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Chen Yanqing is a weightlifter.
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Chen Yanqing is Chinese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Chen Yanqing. https://biography.guide/chen-yanqing/
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