Guo Lingling

Guo Lingling (born 18 August 1989 in Handan) is a Chinese Paralympic powerlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 41kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is also a three-time gold medalist at the World Para Powerlifting Championships.

Career
Guo won the gold medal in the women's 45kg event at both the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships and 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships. She also won the gold medal in the women's 41kg event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships.

In 2017, Guo set a new world record of 110kg at the World Para Powerlifting Championships. At the 2018 World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championships, she improved this world record by lifting 114kg. At the 2019 World Championships, she set a new world record in the women's 45kg weight class by lifting 118kg.

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan, Guo won the gold medal in the women's 41kg event and she set a new world record in this weight class by lifting 109 kg. A few months later, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia. She also improved her world record to 109.5kg.