Gu Wei was born in Shenzhen, China, China. Gu Wei chairs Shenzhen MTC, an electronics design and manufacturing firm whose products are sold with the brand names of clients such as Philips.
Gu holds a MBA from Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.
Gu Wei is a member of Manufacturing
At the 2005 World Championships in Doha, Qatar she won the gold medal with 102 kg in the snatch, a world record of 139 kg in the clean and jerk, and a world record of 241 kg in total.
2006
She won the overall bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships, with a total of 205 kg.