Hsu Shu-ching (; born 9 May 1991) is a Taiwanese

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Early life

Hsu, of

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka-speaking Chinese, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China ...

descent, was born in Lunbei,

Yunlin Yunlin is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County to the north at the Zhuoshui River, and Chiayi County to the south at the Beigang River. It has a population ...

, Taiwan. She played basketball in high school, switching to weightlifting at the age of 13, after the school disbanded its basketball team. Hsu later attended

Kaohsiung Medical University The Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU; ) is a private medical school located in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The university was originally established as Kaohsiung Medical College in 1954 by the former mayor of Kaohsiung City, Ch ...

Weightlifting career

Hsu was coached by Tsai Wen-yee. She won a gold medal in the women's 53 kg at the

2012 London Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, after the original gold medalist,

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, she set a world record in the same event, with a lift of 233 kg. Hsu won another gold medal in the women's 53 kg at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

. Hsu announced her decision to retire from competition in June 2018, citing injuries sustained in the

2017 World Weightlifting Championships The 2017 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Anaheim, California, United States from 28 November to 5 December 2017. Doping bans Nine countries were banned from competing at the World Championships due to their history of doping at pre ...

. In March 2019, the

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disclosed that Hsu underwent a drug test prior to the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships. Her sample tested positive for a banned substance in January 2018, and the CTOC subsequently placed Hsu under a three-year ban from competition. Hsu's test result was not publicized until March 2019, after the

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issued a deadline for the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee to release the information. Hsu's 2012 Olympic gold medal is scheduled to be formally conferred in 2021, and she will become the first Taiwanese competitor to have received two Olympic gold medals.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hsu, Shu-ching 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Yunlin County Taiwanese people of Hakka descent Hakka sportspeople Taiwanese female weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Taiwan Olympic gold medalists for Taiwan Olympic medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 2010 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2014 Asian Games World record holders in Olympic weightlifting Kaohsiung Medical University alumni World Weightlifting Championships medalists Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei Asian Games weightlifters for Chinese Taipei Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Summer World University Games medalists in weightlifting Taiwanese sportspeople in doping cases FISU World University Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Recipients of the Order of Brilliant Star Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 21st-century Taiwanese sportswomen