Portrait of Xuemei Deng

Xuemei Deng

+86kg
China flagChina
Biography
Started: She got involved in powerlifting at age 13 in Nanchang, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2019; sj.jxnews.com.cn, 21 Sep 2018) Reason: She was selected to train for the sport by the federation for people with an impairment in Jiangxi, People's Republic of China. (sj.jxnews.com.cn, 21 Sep 2018) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (sports.sohu.com, 04 Sep 2023; jiangxi.jxnews.com.cn, 07 Mar 2024) Awards: In 2021 she was given the National May 4th Youth Medal in the People's Republic of China. She has also received the National March 8th Red Banner Pace-Setter award in the People's Republic of China, and was presented with the National May 1st Labour Medal by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. (163.com, 25 Oct 2023; i.ifeng.com, 14 May 2022) In 2019 she was named a Model of Self Improvement of Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China. (jx.ifeng.com, 28 Aug 2019)

Sporting Relatives: Her husband Lu Jingfeng has competed in Para powerlifting at an elite level. (zgfznews.com, 15 Oct 2021)

Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateDecember 3, 1991
OccupationAthlete
Languages SpokenMandarin
CoachTang Chunrong [club, national], CHN
Highlights
RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
1+86kg2020Tokyo, JPN153
World Championships
1+86kg2023Dubai, UAE150
1+86kg2021Tbilisi, GEO140
1+86kg2019Nur-Sultan, KAZ151
4+86kg2017Mexico City, MEX131.0
6-86kg2014Dubai, UAE108.0
Asian Para Games
1+86kg2022Hangzhou, CHN143