Lin Tzu-chi

Lin Tzu-chi

Medal record
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Women's weightlifting
Asian Games
	2014 Incheon	-63 kg
Asian Championships
	2013 Astana	-63 kg

Lin Tzu-chi (Chinese: 林子琦; pinyin: Lín Zǐqí; formerly Lin Wan-hsuan; born 19 March 1988) is a Taiwanese weightlifter.^[1] She was to appear at the 2010 Asian Games, but was suspended from competition due to a positive drug test. Lin was banned until 2012.^[2] At the 2014 Asian Games, she set a world record in women's 63 kg, with a lift of 261 kg.^[3] She also set the clean and jerk record for her weight class, at 145 kg.^[4] The government of Taiwan awarded her NT$3 million for this accomplishment.^[5] Lin was suspended from the 2016 Summer Olympics due to another positive drug test result.^[2] The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in November 2018, after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency, that Lin was to serve an eight-year suspension, and additionally vacated all weightlifting medals, prizes and points earned by Lin after 24 June 2016.^[6]

She attends Kaohsiung Medical University.^[7]

1. ^ "Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
2. ^ ^{a b} Lin, Chin-wei; Tsai, Chia-yi; Huang, Frances (10 August 2016). "Olympics: Taiwan apologizes for Lin's suspension". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016. Alt URL
3. ^ "Lin Tzu-chi strikes gold in Incheon". Taipei Times. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
4. ^ "Taiwanese weightlifter wins gold at Asian Games". Central News Agency. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
5. ^ Chang, Che-fon; Chen, Shou-gow; Hsiao, Scully (23 September 2014). "Athlete could earn over NT$4 million for Asian Games gold". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
6. ^ Lung, Po-an; Chi, Jo-yao (16 November 2018). "Taiwanese weightlifter banned for 8 years for doping". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
7. ^ Huang, Sunrise; Chen, Chao-fu; Wu, Lilian (23 September 2014). "Lin Tzu-chi comes a long way to taste gold". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

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