Kang Yue

Kang Yue (born 8 October 1991) is a Chinese weightlifter, and World Champion competing in the 75 kg division until 2018 and 87 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Career
Kang's first appearance was at the 2009 National Games of China, where she placed third in the women's 69 kg class.

World Championships
In 2010, Kang made her first international appearance in the women's 69 kg class at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya. She finished second in both the snatch and clean and jerk, earning a silver medal.

At the 2013 World Weightlifting Championships in Wroclaw, Kang moved up to the 75 kg class where she finished first in the snatch, and second in the clean and jerk. This culminated in an overall silver medal finish.

In the following year at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty, Kang went on to win silver in the snatch, and bronze in the clean & jerk. This resulted in another silver medal.

At the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships in the United States, Kang went on to finish first in the snatch and third place in the clean and jerk, which resulted with an overall gold medal finish.

Asian Games
In 2014, Kang competed at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, where she finished first in the snatch, and second in the clean and jerk. This resulted in a silver medal finish.

Asian Championships
Kang went on to compete in the women's 87 kg category at the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships, following the International Weightlifting Federation's decision to update their weight classes in 2018. She went on to earn silver medals in the snatch and clean and jerk, resulting in another silver medal finish.