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Long Qingquan
Long Qingquan in 2008
Personal information
NationalityChinese
Born (1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 33)
Longshan, China
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
CountryChina China
SportWeightlifting
Event-56 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 137 kg (2016)
  • Clean & Jerk: 170 kg (2016)
  • Total: 307 kg (2016)
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing –56 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro –56 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Goyang –56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Antalya –56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Wrocław –56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Almaty –56 kg

Long Qingquan (simplified Chinese: 龙清泉; traditional Chinese: 龍清泉; pinyin: Lóng Qīngquán, born December 3, 1990 in Longshan, Xiangxi, Hunan) is a Chinese weightlifter. He is a twice Olympic champion in the 56 kg weight division.

Career

Long qualified for the 56 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[1] where he won a gold medal in the 56 kg weightlifting. He achieved two junior world records on his way to winning the gold in the men's weightlifting 56 kg category.[2][3] The following year, he won the gold medal in the 56 kg category at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, with 292 kg in total.[4]

Long failed to defend his title in 2010, losing out to compatriot Wu Jingbiao, and did not qualify for the 2011 Championships.[5] He again lost out to Wu during the national trials for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[6] Long took silver at the next World Championship meet in 2013, behind 2012 Olympic champion Om Yun-chol, and a bronze medal in 2014. He failed to register a lift at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Long won a gold medal in the 56kg category with an world record total lift of 307 kg.[7]

References

  1. ^ Qi, Zijian (17 July 2008). "Weightlifting preview: Chinese lifters eyes beating own Olympic mark". Xinhua. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Chinese lifter Long claim's men's 56kg gold". ABC News. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ "17-Year-Old Long Qingquan Wins the 56-kg Category". IronMind. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ^ "World Weightlifting Championships: Long Qingquan Wins the 56-kg Category". IronMind. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  5. ^ "The 2011 World Weightlifting Championships: The Men". Sportivny Press. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ^ Sun, Xiaochen (18 July 2012). "Former champion has faith in young lifters". China Daily. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: China's Qingquan wins men's 56kg final with world record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2016.