Deng Zhiwei (, born February 1, 1988) is a Chinese heavyweight freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the
2018 World Wrestling Championships and a bronze medal at the
2019 World Wrestling Championships.
Career
Deng competed at the
2016 Olympics
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, and was eliminated in the round of 16 by
Levan Berianidze.
Deng returned to the
2020 Olympics, where he achieved greater success. He came 5th place after losing the Bronze Medal match to
Amir Hossein Zare.
He competed in the
125kg event at the
2022 World Wrestling Championships
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held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Deng earned a quota place for China for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the
2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament
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held in Istanbul, Turkey.
He competed in the
men's 125kg event at the Olympics.
Major results
References
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1988 births
Living people
Chinese male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for China
Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games
Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Asian Games medalists in wrestling
World Wrestling Championships medalists
Asian Wrestling Championships medalists
Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
21st-century Chinese sportsmen