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Nationality
  
Chinese

Name
  
Long Qingquan

Country
  
China

Role
  
Olympic athlete


Sport
  
Height
  
1.56 m

Event(s)
  
-56 kg

Weight
  
56 kg

Long Qingquan Chinese Long qingquan wins men39s 56kg weightlifting gold

Born
  
December 3, 1990 (age 33) (
1990-12-03
)
Longshan, China

Personal best(s)
  
Snatch: 133 kg (2014)Clean & Jerk: 162 kg (2009)Total: 293 kg (2014)

Olympic medals
  
Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's Bantamweight -56 kg

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The 56kg Rivalry in China: Long Qingquan and Wu Jingbiao


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 two-time Olympic champion in the 56 kg weight division.

Contents

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Career

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Long qualified for the 56 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 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. The following year, he won the gold medal in the 56 kg category at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, with 292 kg in total.

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Long failed to defend his title in 2010, losing out to compatriot Wu Jingbiao, and did not qualify for the 2011 Championships. He again lost out to Wu during the national trials for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. 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.

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At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Long won a gold medal in the 56kg category with a new world record of 307 kg, surpassing Halil Mutlu's world record of 305 kg set at Sydney Olympics 16 years ago.


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References

Long Qingquan Wikipedia


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