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Who was the first athlete in China to break the world record?
Chen Jingkai.

Chen Jingkai (193565438+February1-20165438+February 6), born in Shilong, Guangdong, is a famous weightlifter in China. He is the first athlete in New China to break the world record. On June 7th 1956, Chen Jingkai broke the world record of the lightest weight jerk with the score of 133kg, and set the first world record in China.

1987 May 1 1, the International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic silver medal; 1997 was elected to the Hall of Fame of the International Weightlifting Federation, and later served as the honorary president of the Asian Weightlifting Federation for life.

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1 935 65438+February1Born in Shilong Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, he is a sports pioneer in New China. Chen Jingkai likes to keep fit since he was a child. 1953, from fitness to weightlifting. 1955, joined the sports team of the Central South Military Region, and was later selected into the national weightlifting training team. The performance improved rapidly, and the clean and jerk performance soared from 95 kg to 130 kg within one year.

1On June 7th, 956, he scored 133kg in the "China-Soviet Weightlifting Friendly Invitational Tournament" held in Shanghai, which broke the world record of American athlete C Winchbault's 56kg clean and jerk. This is the first world record set by China athletes.

1On June 7th, 956, he participated in the friendly match between China People's Liberation Army Shanghai United and Soviet weightlifting team in Shanghai, and broke the world record of 56kg (the lightest weight) held by American athlete C Winch with an excellent score of 132.5kg, becoming the first athlete in China to break the world record of this event.

1956165438+1October1kloc-0/participated in the Guangzhou China Olympic delegation competition, and the clean and jerk was the lightest 133.5kg, 135kg, which broke the world twice in a row.

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