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Meng Lingzhe

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Meng Lingzhe
Personal information
Native name孟令哲
Nationality China
Born (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 26)[1]
Dingtao District, Heze, Shandong, China
EducationShandong Sport University
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight130 kg (290 lb; 20 st)
Sport
Country China
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class130 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 130 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 130 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Bishkek 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 130 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zagreb 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Rome 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gyoer 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris 98 kg
Poland Open
Silver medal – second place 2022 Warsaw 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Warsaw 130 kg
National Games of China
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Shaanxi 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tianjin 98 kg

Meng Lingzhe (born 16 April 1998) is a Chinese Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[2]

Background

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Meng was born on 16 April 1998, in Dingtao District, Heze, Shandong. When he was four years old, he started training in martial arts.[3][4]

When Meng was six years old, his talent was discovered by a coach and was taken to Heze City Sports School to train in wrestling.[3][4]

In December 2009, Meng went to the provincial team for training and soon became part of it.[3][4]

In September 2014, Meng became part of the national Greco-Roman wrestling team for China.[3][4]

Career

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Meng's first success in international competition at senior level came in January 2016 where he won a bronze medal at the 2016 Paris Grand Prix.[5]

In September 2017, Meng competed at the 98 kg event of Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2017 National Games of China in Tianjin where he won a bronze medal.[3]

In 2018, Meng moved up in weight class to compete at 130 kg. In June that year, he won a silver medal at the Hungary Grand Prix losing to Nurmakhan Tinaliyev in the final.[6]

In April 2021, Meng participated in the 2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament. However he came third place and missed out competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

In September 2021, Meng competed at the 130 kg event of Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2021 National Games of China in Shaanxi where he won a bronze medal.[4]

In April 2023, Meng competed at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships where got a silver medal after losing to Amin Mirzazadeh in the finals.[8][9]

In September 2023, Meng competed at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships. He lost the bronze medal bout to Abdellatif Mohamed and came fifth overall. However he defeated Romas Fridrikas from Lithuania in the Olympic wrestle-off which secured him a spot at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[10]

In October 2023, Meng competed at the 2022 Asian Games where got a silver medal after losing to Mirzazadeh again in the finals.[11][12] In April 2024, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[13] In August 2024, he won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the Summer Olympics.[2] He defeated Abdellatif Mohamed of Egypt in his bronze medal match.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling MENG Lingzhe - The 19th Asian Games". info.hangzhou2022.cn.
  2. ^ a b c "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "【喜报】定陶19岁运动员孟令哲获全运会古典式摔跤铜牌". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e 网易 (27 September 2021). "一银两铜!菏泽运动员闪耀十四运会赛场". sd.news.163.com. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. ^ "2023亚洲摔跤锦标赛首日 菏泽籍运动员孟令哲收获银牌_比赛_对手_米尔扎扎德". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Greco-Roman wrestlers win gold medals in Asia". Tehran Times. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Azerbaijani double in first Greco-Roman finals at World Wrestling Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Highlights of Men's Greco-Roman of Wrestling at 19th Asian Games-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  12. ^ "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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