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Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Changting, Fujian | 5 October 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70.9 kg (156 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | –71 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liao Guifang (Chinese: 廖桂芳; born 5 October 2001) is a Chinese weightlifter from Fujian and world record holder.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2]
She competed at the 2022 World Championships, finishing fourth. She won the 2023 Asian Championships, setting two world records in the process.[1]