Lü Xiaojun

Lü Xiaojun

Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1984-07-27) July 27, 1984 Hubei, China
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2012)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	-77 kg class
Coached by	Yu Jie [1]
Achievements and titles
World finals	380 kg total (2013, WR) 176 kg snatch (2013, WR)
Olympic finals	379 kg total (2012, OR) 175 kg snatch (2012, OR)
Medal record Olympic Games Gold 2012 London – 77 kg World Championships Gold 2009 Goyang – 77 kg Gold 2011 Paris – 77 kg Gold 2013 Wrocław – 77 kg Silver 2010 Antalya – 77 kg Asian Championships Gold 2011 Tongling – 77 kg

Lü Xiaojun (Chinese: 吕小军; pinyin: Lǚ Xiǎojūn; born July 27, 1984) is a Chinese weightlifter. He is the current world and Olympic record holder for both the snatch and the total in the 77 kg category, with 176 kg (388 lb) and 380 kg (840 lb) respectively. He utilizes the squat jerk technique instead of the typical split jerk.

He won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg class with a total of 379 kg.^[2] His snatch of 175 kg set both a world and Olympic record, as did his total of 379 kg. Due to an error during the snatch phase, Lü was unable to attempt his third lift at 177 kg.

Lü won 3 gold medals in the 77 kg class at the 2013 World Weightlifting Championships. He broke his own world record in the snatch with a lift of 176 kg. He also completed a 204 kg clean and jerk, setting a new world record total of 380 kg.^[3]

References

External links

• the-sports.org

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