Michelle Jin () (born 1974) is a

Chinese American Chinese Americans are Americans of Chinese ancestry. Chinese Americans constitute a subgroup of East Asian Americans which also constitute a subgroup of Asian Americans. Many Chinese Americans have ancestors from mainland China, Hong Kong ...

bodybuilder.

Early life

Michelle Jin was born in 1974 in a small village in

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. She was raised in a conservative family, where bodybuilding was probably not considered a true career path. In 1987, she moved to the United States. In 1996, she was introduced by a friend to a gym where she began working out and developing her body.

Figure career

* 2010 NPC San Francisco Championships - 3rd (Figure B)

Physique career

* 2011 NPC Junior Nationals - 16th * 2014 NPC Junior USA - 1st * 2016 IFBB Omaha Pro - 11th * 2017 IFBB Arnold Classic - 16th * 2018 IFBB Champions of Power and Grace - 16th / 12th (Masters 35+)

Bodybuilding career

* 2006 NPC Contra Costa (CA) Championships - 2nd (LW) * 2019 IFBB Omaha Pro - 2nd * 2021 IFBB Toronto Pro Supershow - 3rd * 2022 IFBB New York Pro - 3rd * 2022 IFFB Toronto Pro - 2nd

Personal life

Jin currently lives in

Hillsborough, North Carolina The town of Hillsborough is the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States, and is located along the Eno River. The population was 6,087 in 2010, but it grew rapidly to 9,660 by 2020. Its name was unofficially shortened to "Hi ...

References

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