Defending champion Liu Chunhong broke all the world records in the Women's 69 kilogram Weightlifting category on Wednesday, August 13, by lifting 128kg in the Snatch, 158kg in the Clean and Jerk and 286kg in total weight.
Liu Chunhong in the final
In the Snatch, 2007 World Championship bronze medalist Natalya Davydova of the Ukraine succeeded in all of her three attempts and lifted 115kg. Russia's Oxana Slivenko, the world record holder of the Snatch and the Clean and Jerk in this weight class, lifted the same amount but wasted her second attempt.
However, their efforts were futile in the presence of Liu, who lifted 120kg on her very first try. With two more chances to improve upon her first attempt, Liu asked for a world-record-breaking weight of 125kg and succeeded without any trouble. In front of an enthusiastic crowd, Liu went on to set another world record with 128kg in her last attempt.
By establishing a 13kg advantage, Liu had only the world records to beat for the rest of the final.
In the Clean and Jerk, Slivenko lifted 140kg, followed by Davydova's 135kg. Liu locked the gold with her successful first attempt on 145kg, but she didn't stop there and quickly lifted 149kg with her second attempt, breaking the world record for total weight. Her next successful attempt jumped a full 9kg to 158kg, which not only broke the world record for total weight again, but also set a new record in the Clean and Jerk.
After succeeding in six of six attempts, Liu's gold medal is China's sixth Weightlifting gold in this tournament. China has now won a gold medal in every Weightlifting weight class they have competed in at the Beijing Games.
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