China's Lu Xiaojun wins weightlifting gold

Australian Associated Press – Fri, Aug 3, 2012 12:39 AM AEST



Lu Xiaojun set snatch and total world records as China swept the Olympic gold and silver medals in the men's 77-kilogram weightlifting category.

Lu lifted 175 kilograms in the snatch, bettering his own world mark by 1 kilogram. He then took 204 kilograms in his final clean and jerk for a world record total of 379 kilograms.

Countryman Lu Haojie was a distant second at 360 kilograms while Cuba's Ivan Cambar Rodriguez got the bronze.

Defending Olympic champion Sa Jae-hyouk of South Korea was injured in the snatch and left the competition.

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Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
10 Australia 7 16 12 35
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