Zhang wins China's 4th weightlifting gold medal
August 11, 2008
BEIJING (AP) China's Zhang Xiangxiang grabbed the weightlifting gold medal in the men's 62-kilogram division Monday, extending the host nation's winning streak in the sport.
Zhang took 143 kgs (315.3 pounds) in the snatch and 176 kgs (388 pounds) in the clean and jerk to clinch China's fourth weightlifting gold in Beijing.
Colombia's Diego Salazar won the silver medal, 7 kgs (15.4 pounds) ahead of bronze medalist Triyatno of Indonesia.
Ji Hun-min of South Korea and Im Young Su of North Korea were second and third after the snatch but both failed in the clean and jerk.
It was Zhang's second Olympic medal. He won bronze at the Sydney Games in the 56-kg division.
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