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Lu Yong

Lu Yong
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1986-01-01) January 1, 1986 (age 38)
Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
CountryChina
SportOlympic Weightlifting
Event-85 kg
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing -85 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Goyang -85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Doha -85 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou -85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha -85 kg
Updated on 17 April 2013
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lu.

Lu Yong (simplified Chinese: 陆永; traditional Chinese: 陸永; pinyin: Lù Yǒng, born January 1, 1986, in Liuzhou, Guangxi)[1] is a male Chinese weightlifter and Olympic gold medalist. He is 172 cm tall.

In the 85 kg category, Lu won the silver medal in the World Championships in 2005[1] but placed sixth in the World Championships in 2007[1] due to a sprain injury during the competition.[2]

He qualified for the 85 kg division finals, and subsequently won gold at the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Lu Yong had a 180 kg Snatch and 214 kg Clean and Jerk for an overall total of 394 kg. Andrei Rybakou (BLR) also finished with an overall 394 kg but since Lu Yong weighed in at 84.41 kg and Andrei 84.69, Lu Yong took the gold medal. This was a huge victory for Lu Yong because Andrei had earlier set a snatch record of 185 kg. Originally, Lu Yong clean and jerked 214 on his second lift but it was overruled and he had to resort to his third and last lift to succeed and win the gold.

His next major international gold medal victory took place in the 85 kg event at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, South Korea, followed by his first Asian Games gold medal in Guangzhou in 2010.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008 China Beijing, China 85 kg 175 180 183 2 208 214 214 1 394WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2012 United Kingdom London, England 85 kg 175 178 180 1 205 205 205 - - -
World Championships
2005 Qatar Doha, Qatar 85 kg 165 170 175 4 200 205 210 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 385 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 85 kg 168 173 173 5 195 203 205 8 363 6
2009 South Korea Goyang, South Korea 85 kg 170 175 177 1st place, gold medalist(s) 206 208 211 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 383 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2010 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 85 kg 170 175 175 4 202 - - 6 372 5
2011 France Paris, France 85 kg 170 175 175 5 205 205 205 - - -
Asian Games
2006 Qatar Doha, Qatar 85 kg 162 167 170 2 195 202 211 2 369 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2010 China Guangzhou China 85 kg 170 170 173 1 201 203 — 1 376 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2011 China Tongling, China 85 kg 165 170 173 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 205 212 1st place, gold medalist(s) 385 1st place, gold medalist(s)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "LU Yong". International Weightlifting Federation.
  2. ^ "Lu Yong lifts Olympic medal dream at National Weightlifting Championships". Xinhua. 2008-04-23. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-08-15.


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