Deng Zhiwei (, born February 1, 1988) is a Chinese heavyweight freestyle wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships and a bronze medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships.
Career Deng competed at the 2016 Olympics, and was eliminated in the round of 16 by Levan Berianidze.
Deng returned to the 2020 Olympics, where he achieved greater success. He came 5th place after losing the Bronze Medal match to Amir Hossein Zare.
He competed in the 125kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Deng earned a quota place for China for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. He competed in the men's 125kg event at the Olympics.
Major results YearTournamentLocationResultEvent2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan 5thFreestyle 125 kg2019World ChampionshipsNur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 3rdFreestyle 125 kgAsian ChampionshipsXi'an, China 2ndFreestyle 125 kg2018World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 2ndFreestyle 125 kgAsian GamesJakarta, Indonesia 2ndFreestyle 125 kg2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil13thFreestyle 125 kg2015World ChampionshipsLas Vegas, United States18thFreestyle 125 kgAsian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar 3rdFreestyle 125 kg2014World ChampionshipsTashkent, Uzbekistan10thFreestyle 125 kg
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