Liu Chunhong
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Liu Chunhong is a Chinese weightlifter.
At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships
she won in the 69 kg category with a total of ten new world records and junior world records.
She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics
, and won the gold medal in the 69 kg class.
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships
she won the snatch
competition in the 69 kg category with 121 kg, and won the silver medal lifting in total 271 kg.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
she won the gold medal in the 69 kg class, while setting new records in the snatch and clean and jerk with a lift of 128 kg and 158 kg respectively for a world record total of 286 kg. Her world record total of 286 kg set in Beijing would have been enough win and set the Olympic record set in Beijing, as well as tie the world record held by Svetlana Podobedova in the 75 kg category (heavyweight). She became the first ever woman to defend her Olympic title in weightlifting.
Clean and Jerk: 160 kg (Training claim)
Total: 286 kg
Front Squat: 200.0 kg
Back Squat: 230.0 kg (Raw women's 69 kg all time world record)
At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships
2003 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Canada from November 14 to November 22, 2003.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...
she won in the 69 kg category with a total of ten new world records and junior world records.
She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, and won the gold medal in the 69 kg class.
At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships
2007 World Weightlifting Championships
The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...
she won the snatch
Snatch (weightlifting)
The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
competition in the 69 kg category with 121 kg, and won the silver medal lifting in total 271 kg.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
she won the gold medal in the 69 kg class, while setting new records in the snatch and clean and jerk with a lift of 128 kg and 158 kg respectively for a world record total of 286 kg. Her world record total of 286 kg set in Beijing would have been enough win and set the Olympic record set in Beijing, as well as tie the world record held by Svetlana Podobedova in the 75 kg category (heavyweight). She became the first ever woman to defend her Olympic title in weightlifting.
Personal bests (@ 69 kg)
Snatch: 130 kg (training claim)Clean and Jerk: 160 kg (Training claim)
Total: 286 kg
Other
Jerk (off rack): 175 kg (Training claim)Front Squat: 200.0 kg
Back Squat: 230.0 kg (Raw women's 69 kg all time world record)