Zhang Guozheng wins men's 69kg weightlifting gold
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-08-19 02:59

Zhang Guozheng lifted the third gold medal for China at the 28th Olympic Games when he won the men 's 69kg category Wednesday evening.

Zhang, world record holder in the jerk, snatched 160kg and jerked 187kg for winning total of 347.5kg.

Lee Bae Young of South Korea took the silver at 342.5 and Crotian Nikolay Pechalov, who is competing in his fourth Olympic Games, had the bronze in 337.5.

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