Hu Peng

{{short description|Chinese Paralympic powerlifter}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = | name = Hu Peng | imagesize = | caption = | fullname = | nationality = Chinese | club = | collegeteam = | sport = powerlifting | birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|26 January 1989}} | birth_place = Zhenjiang, China | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Powerlifting}} {{MedalCountry|{{CHN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Summer Paralympics}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|65 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Paris|72 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2012 London|75 kg}} {{Medal|Competition| World Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2019 Nur-Sultan | 72 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2021 Tbilisi | 72 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2017 Mexico City | 72 kg }} {{Medal|Competition|Asian Para Games}} {{Medal|Silver|2010 Guangzhou|75 kg}} {{Medal|Silver|2022 Hangzhou|72 kg}} | show-medals = true }}

'''Hu Peng''' (born 26 January 1989 in Zhenjiang) is a Chinese powerlifter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/powerlifting/athlete-profile-n1710940-hu-peng.htm |title=Powerlifting - HU Peng |work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=15 September 2021 |quote=Date of Birth: 26 Jan 1989, Place of birth: ZHENJIANG |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915082523/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/powerlifting/athlete-profile-n1710940-hu-peng.htm}}</ref>

==Career== He won the silver medal at the Men's 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, with 200 kilograms.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/powerlifting-standings-po-mens-65-kg |title=Men's -65 kg - Standings |accessdate=September 14, 2016 |work=Rio 2016 Paralympics |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922212143/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/powerlifting-standings-po-mens-65-kg |archive-date=September 22, 2016}}</ref> In 2021, he did not perform a successful lift in the men's 72 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="men_72_kg_results_summer_paralympics_2020">{{Cite web |title=Men's 72 kg Results |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_C73_PWLM72KG----00000-----------------.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828113121/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_C73_PWLM72KG----00000-----------------.pdf |archive-date=28 August 2021 |access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref> A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.<ref name="gustin_and_omolayo_extend_domination_2021">{{Cite news |date=2 December 2021 |title=Tbilisi 2021: Bonnie Gustin and Bose Omolayo extend domination |work=Paralympic.org |url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/tbilisi-2021-bonnie-gustin-and-bose-omolayo-extend-domination |access-date=2 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202180530/https://www.paralympic.org/news/tbilisi-2021-bonnie-gustin-and-bose-omolayo-extend-domination |archive-date=2 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="omolayo_breaks_world_record_to_claim_gold_world_para_powerlifting_championships_2021">{{Cite news |last=Morgan |first=Liam |date=2 December 2021 |title=Omolayo breaks world record to claim gold at World Para Powerlifting Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1116292/omolayo-world-record-para-powerlifting |access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref> In 2024, he won a silver medal in the men's 72kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France after successfully lifting 214 kg.

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