Cui Zhe

Cui Zhe

Personal information
Born	1 December 1986 (1986-12) (age 39) Heze, China
Medal record Women's powerlifting Representing China Paralympic Games 2024 Paris –41 kg 2008 Beijing −40 kg 2012 London −40 kg 2016 Rio −41 kg 2020 Tokyo −45 kg World Championships 2021 Tbilisi −45 kg 2023 Dubai −41 kg 2014 Dubai −41 kg Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou 44 kg 2014 Incheon 41 kg 2018 Jakarta −41 kg 2022 Hangzhou 45 kg

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cui.

Cui Zhe (Chinese: 崔哲, born 1 December 1986 in Heze) is a powerlifter from China. She survived polio at two years old, and began powerlifting in 2003. She won the gold medal in the women's 41 kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.

Career

Chi Zhe made her international debut at the 2005 Asian Weightlifting Championships. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics she won a silver medal in the women's 40 kg powerlifting event, lifting 97 kg (214 lb).

She also won the silver medal in the women's 45 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. A few months later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Cui is featured in the 2020 documentary film Rising Phoenix.

External links

• Cui Zhe at the International Paralympic Committee
• Cui Zhe at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)