Lu Yong

{{Short description|Chinese weightlifter (born 1986)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Lu Yong | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = | image_size =  | caption = Lu Yong on the Chinese National Team | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = Chinese | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|1|1}} | birth_place = Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|85|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | spouse = | life_partner = | website =  | country = China | sport = Olympic Weightlifting | disability = | disability_class = | rank = | event = -85 kg | collegeteam = | universityteam = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Weightlifting}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold|2008 Beijing|-85 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2009 Goyang|-85 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2005 Doha|-85 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2010 Guangzhou|-85 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2006 Doha|-85 kg}} | show-medals = no | updated = 17 April 2013 }} {{family name hatnote|Lu|lang=Chinese}}{{About|the weighlifter|the film|Dying to Survive}} '''Lu Yong''' ({{zh|s=陆永|t=陸永|p=Lù Yǒng}}, born January 1, 1986, in Liuzhou, Guangxi)<ref name="IWF results" /> is a male Chinese weightlifter of Dong ethnicity<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2008.sohu.com/20080815/n258903623.shtml|title=搜狐独家：侗族大力士陆永几经波折填男举空白|newspaper=Sohu|date=2008-08-15|access-date=2025-02-16}}</ref> 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<ref name="IWF results" /> but placed sixth in the World Championships in 2007<ref name="IWF results">{{cite web|title=LU Yong|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=256}}</ref> due to a sprain injury during the competition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lu Yong lifts Olympic medal dream at National Weightlifting Championships|url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/weightlifting/n214320065.shtml|accessdate=2008-08-15|work=Xinhua|date=2008-04-23|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801204847/http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/weightlifting/n214320065.shtml|archivedate=2008-08-01}}</ref>

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 == {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" width="40" |Year ! rowspan="2" width="250" |Venue ! rowspan="2" width="60" |Weight ! colspan="4" |Snatch (kg) ! colspan="4" |Clean & Jerk (kg) ! rowspan="2" width="60" |Total ! rowspan="2" width="40" |Rank |- ! width="60" |1 ! width="60" |2 ! width="60" |3 ! width="45" |Rank ! width="60" |1 ! width="60" |2 ! width="60" |3 ! width="45" |Rank |- ! colspan="13" |Olympic Games |- |2008 | align="left" |{{flag icon|CHN}} Beijing, China |85 kg |175 |180 |<s>183</s> |2 |208 |<s>214</s> |'''214''' |1 |'''394WR''' |'''{{gold1}}''' |- |2012 | align="left" |{{flag icon|GBR}} London, England |85 kg |175 |178 |<s>180</s> |1 |<s>205</s> |<s>205</s> |<s>205</s> | - | - | - |- ! colspan="13" |World Championships |- |2005 | align="left" |{{flag icon|QAT}} Doha, Qatar |85 kg |165 |170 |'''175''' |4 |200 |205 |'''210''' |{{silver2}} |'''385''' |{{silver2}} |- |2007 |{{flag icon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand |85 kg |'''168''' |<s>173</s> |<s>173</s> |5 |'''195''' |<s>203</s> |<s>205</s> |8 |'''363''' |6 |- |2009 | align="left" |{{flag icon|KOR|1997}} Goyang, South Korea |85 kg |170 |175 |<s>177</s> |{{gold1}} |206 |'''208''' |<s>211</s> |{{silver2}} |'''383''' |{{gold1}} |- |2010 |{{flag icon|TUR}} Antalya, Turkey |85 kg |170 |<s>175</s> |<s>175</s> |4 |'''202''' | - | - |6 |372 |5 |- |2011 |{{flag icon|FRA}} Paris, France |85 kg |170 |<s>175</s> |<s>175</s> |5 |<s>205</s> |<s>205</s> |<s>205</s> | - | - | - |- ! colspan="13" |Asian Games |- |2006 |{{flagicon|QAT}} Doha, Qatar |85 kg |162 |167 |<s>170</s> |2 |195 |202 |<s>211</s> |2 |'''369''' |{{silver2}} |- |2010 | align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Guangzhou China |85 kg |<s>170</s> |170 |173 |1 |201 |'''203''' |— |1 |'''376''' |{{Gold1}} |- ! colspan="13" |Asian Championships |- |2011 | align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Tongling, China |85 kg |165 |170 |'''173''' |{{Gold1}} |200 |205 |'''212''' |{{Gold1}} |'''385''' |{{Gold1}} |}

== References == * China at the 2008 Summer Olympics {{reflist}}

{{Footer Olympic Champions Weightlifting Light heavyweight}} {{Footer World Champions Weightlifting Men Light heavyweight}} {{Asian Games Champions Weightlifting Light Heavyweight Men}}

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