Cai Jun

Chinese weightlifter (born 1971)
Cai Jun
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Daytona Beach –44 kg
Gold medal – first place 1990 Sarajevo –48 kg

Cai Jun (Chinese: 蔡军; born 14 March 1971) is a Chinese weightlifter and the first female world champion in the history of the sport. In 1987 while only sixteen years of age, she won the first category at the inaugural women's World Championships in Daytona Beach, USA.

References

  • Gottfried Schödl: World Championships Seniors 1997–2007 and Statistics Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, p. 94
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World Champions in Weightlifting – Women's Flyweight
  • 44 kg (1987–1992)
  • 46 kg (1993–1997)
  • 48 kg (1998–2017)
  • 45 kg (2018–)
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World Champions in Weightlifting – Women's Bantamweight
  • 48 kg (1987–1992)
  • 50 kg (1993–1997)
  • 49 kg (2018–)


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