Lewis Chua

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Lewis Chua
Personal information
Full nameLewis Yong Hwee Chua
Born (1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 32)
Weight139.93 kg (308.5 lb)
Sport
Country Singapore
SportWeightlifting
TeamNational team
Updated on 14 January 2018.

Lewis Yong Hwee Chua (born (1991-08-28)28 August 1991) is a Singaporean male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category and representing Singapore at international competitions. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 2013 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Chua qualified for the 2014 Commonwealth Games after lifting a total of 312kg at the Singapore National Open.[2]

During the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Chua broke Singapore clean-and-jerk record of 180kg with 182kg. Chua lifted 133kg in the snatch, recording a total of 315kg total to be placed 10th.[3]

Major results[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2013 Poland Wrocław, Poland +105 kg 126 126 130 23 160 160 168 23 286 22
Commonwealth Games
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland +105 kg 127 133 136 12 175 182 185 7 315 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2013 Weightlifting World Championships - Lewis Yong Hwee Chua". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Duo on heavyweight mission". TODAY. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ^ "C'Wealth Games: Contrasting fortunes lift the spirits of Chua and Wong". AsiaOne. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2022.