Lu Yong
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| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January 1, 1986 Liuzhou, Guangxi, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Olympic Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | -85 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lu Yong (simplified Chinese: 陆永; traditional Chinese: 陸永; pinyin: Lù Yǒng, born January 1, 1986 in Liuzhou, Guangxi)[1] is a male Chinese weightlifter 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[1] but placed sixth in the World Championships in 2007[1] due to a sprain injury during the competition.[2]
He qualified for the 85 kg division finals, and subsequently won Gold at the event in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
He 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.
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