Tian Tao recently clean and jerked 231kg / 509lbs to set a new world record. He completed the lift at the Tokyo Test Event after missing the previous lift at 220 kg.
Competing in the 85 kg weight division he won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games and a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics, while in 2018 he competed in the 96 kg class and won 3 silver medals at the World Championship.
! Thanks to @jhtubevideos for the clip!
Tian taoTian Tao’s Track Record
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
85 kg | 178 | 2 | 217 | 2 | 395 |  |
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2013 |  Wrocław, Poland |
85 kg | 160 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
85 kg | 165 | 170 | 6 | 205 | 5 | 375 | 6 | |||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States |
85 kg | 173 | 178 |  |
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| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
96 kg | 175 | 181 | |
215 | 226 WR | |
407 | |
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| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  Incheon, South Korea |
85 kg | 163 | 5 | 205 | 218 | 1 | 381 | |
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| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Ningbo, China |
96 kg | 175 | 181 | |
220 | |
401 | |
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