Gu Xiaofei

Chinese Paralympic powerlifter

Gu Xiaofei

Personal information

Born

14 March 1989 (1989-03-14) (age 35)
Nantong, China

Sport

Country

China

Sport

Paralympic powerlifting

Medal record

Paralympic Games

	2012 London	82.5 kg
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	80 kg
	2020 Tokyo	80 kg
World Championships
	2014 Dubai	80 kg
	2021 Tbilisi	80 kg
	2017 Mexico City	80 kg
	2019 Nur-Sultan	80 kg
	2010 Kuala Lumpur	82.5 kg
Asian Para Games
	2010 Guangzhou	82.5 kg
	2018 Jakarta	80 kg
	2022 Hangzhou	80 kg

Gu Xiaofei (born 14 March 1989 in Nantong) is a Chinese Paralympic powerlifter.^[1]^[2] He is a three-time silver medalist at the Summer Paralympics. He is also a five-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.

Career

He represented China at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021 and he won three silver medals: in the men's 82.5 kg event in 2012, in the men's 80 kg event in 2016 and in the men's 80 kg event in 2021.^[2]^[3]

At the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Mexico City, Mexico, he won the silver medal in the men's 80 kg event.^[4] Two years later, at the 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he also won the silver medal in the men's 80 kg event.^[5] In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Powerlifting - GU Xiaofei". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021. Date of Birth: 14 Mar 1989, Place of birth: NANTONG
^ ^a ^b "Gu Xiaofei". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ Pavitt, Michael (5 December 2017). "Somellera stars in front of home crowd at Para Swimming World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ Etchells, Daniel (16 July 2019). "Fire alarm causes postponement of women's up to 67kg event at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ "Tbilisi 2021: Folashade Oluwafemiayo smashes world record again". Paralympic.org. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ Pavitt, Michael (3 December 2021). "Gu overcomes Paralympic champion to win gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 December 2021.