Lu Yong

Lu Yong

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1986-01-01) January 1, 1986 (age 38) Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Olympic Weightlifting
Event	-85 kg
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Olympic Games 2008 Beijing -85 kg World Championships 2009 Goyang -85 kg 2005 Doha -85 kg Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou -85 kg 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	Beijing, China	85 kg	175	180	183	2	208	214	214	1	394WR
2012	London, England	85 kg	175	178	180	1	205	205	205	-	-	-
World Championships
2005	Doha, Qatar	85 kg	165	170	175	4	200	205	210		385
2007	Chiang Mai, Thailand	85 kg	168	173	173	5	195	203	205	8	363	6
2009	Goyang, South Korea	85 kg	170	175	177		206	208	211		383
2010	Antalya, Turkey	85 kg	170	175	175	4	202	-	-	6	372	5
2011	Paris, France	85 kg	170	175	175	5	205	205	205	-	-	-
Asian Games
2006	Doha, Qatar	85 kg	162	167	170	2	195	202	211	2	369
2010	Guangzhou China	85 kg	170	170	173	1	201	203	—	1	376
Asian Championships
2011	Tongling, China	85 kg	165	170	173		200	205	212		385

See also

• China at the 2012 Summer Olympics

References

• China at the 2008 Summer Olympics

1. "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.