On this day, 69 years ago, June 7, 1956 (April 29, 1956, the lunar calendar), Chen Jingkai broke the world record. Chen Jingkai Chen Jingkai was born in 1935. China weightlifter. On June 7, 1956, he achieved a score of 133 kilograms in the "Sino-Soviet Weightlifting Friendship" held in Shanghai; breaking the world record in the 56-kilogram clean and jerk held by American athlete C Winch. This is the first world record set by China athletes. In 1956 and 1964, he broke the world records for the lightest and sub-lightweighth-eighth- He is currently the chairman of China Weightlifting Association and a representative to the National People's Congress. In 1990, the International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Bronze Medal in recognition of his achievements in weightlifting.