Qiu participated in the women's -58 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the gold medal, snatching 107 kg and clean and jerking an additional 130 kg for a total of 237 kg.
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships, she won gold again in the women's -58 kg class.
With 141 kg, she holds the world record in clean and jerk in the women's -58 kg class.
