Long Qingquan
Chinese weightlifter (born 1990)
- Snatch: 137 kg (2016)
- Clean & Jerk: 170 kg (2016)
- Total: 307 kg (2016, WR)
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.
Career
Long qualified for the 56 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[1] 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.[2][3] The following year, he won the gold medal in the 56 kg category at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, with 292 kg in total.[4]
Long failed to defend his title in 2010, losing out to compatriot Wu Jingbiao, and did not qualify for the 2011 Championships.[5] He again lost out to Wu during the national trials for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[6] 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.
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.[7]
References
- ^ Qi, Zijian (17 July 2008). "Weightlifting preview: Chinese lifters eyes beating own Olympic mark". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Chinese lifter Long claim's men's 56kg gold". ABC News. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "17-Year-Old Long Qingquan Wins the 56-kg Category". IronMind. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "World Weightlifting Championships: Long Qingquan Wins the 56-kg Category". IronMind. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "The 2011 World Weightlifting Championships: The Men". Sportivny Press. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Sun, Xiaochen (18 July 2012). "Former champion has faith in young lifters". China Daily. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: China's Qingquan wins men's 56kg final with world record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links
- "Long Qingquan". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- "Qingquan Long". Lift Up. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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- 1948:
Joseph DePietro (USA) - 1952:
Ivan Udodov (URS) - 1956: Charles Vinci (USA)
- 1960:
Charles Vinci (USA) - 1964:
Aleksey Vakhonin (URS) - 1968:
Mohammad Nassiri (IRN) - 1972:
Imre Földi (HUN) - 1976:
Norair Nurikyan (BUL) - 1980:
Daniel Núñez (CUB) - 1984:
Wu Shude (CHN) - 1988: Oksen Mirzoyan (URS)
- 1992:
Chun Byung-kwan (KOR) - 1996: Tang Lingsheng (CHN)
- 2000:
Halil Mutlu (TUR) - 2004: Halil Mutlu (TUR)
- 2008: Long Qingquan (CHN)
- 2012:
Om Yun-chol (PRK) - 2016: Long Qingquan (CHN)
- 2020: Li Fabin (CHN)
- 56 kg (1948–1992)
- 59 kg (1996)
- 56 kg (2000–2016)
- 61 kg (2020)
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