Home teen wins weightlifting gold

China's Long Qingquan won gold in the 56kg category at the age of just 17

Chinese 17-year-old Long Qingquan won a weightlifting gold medal in his first international event.

Backed by a chanting home crowd, Long lifted 132 kgs in the snatch and 160kgs in the clean and jerk in the 56kg and under category.

He only failed one lift, at 64kgs in the clean and jerk, when the gold medal was already in the bag.

Hoang Anh Tuan of Vietnam finished second with Indonesia's Eko Irawan taking the bronze medal.

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Sunday, 24 August 2008 10:17 UK

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	TOTAL
1	also show each event results forChina	8	1	0	9
Men's 56kg		1	0	0
Men's 62kg		1	0	0
Men's 69kg		1	0	0
Men's 77kg		0	1	0
Men's 85kg		1	0	0
Women's 48kg		1	0	0
Women's 58kg		1	0	0
Women's 69kg		1	0	0
Women's 75kg		1	0	0
2	also show each event results forSouth Korea	2	1	0	3
Men's 77kg		1	0	0
Women's +75kg		1	0	0
Women's 53kg		0	1	0
3	also show each event results forKazakhstan	1	2	1	4
Men's 94kg		1	0	0
Women's +75kg		0	0	1
Women's 63kg		0	1	0
Women's 75kg		0	1	0
4	also show each event results forBelarus	1	1	1	3
Men's 105kg		1	0	0
Men's 85kg		0	1	0
Women's 53kg		0	0	1
5	also show each event results forDPR Korea	1	0	1	2
Women's 58kg		0	0	1
Women's 63kg		1	0	0
6	also show each event results forGermany	1	0	0	1
Men's +105kg		1	0	0
7	also show each event results forThailand	1	0	0	1
Women's 53kg		1	0	0
8	also show each event results forRussia	0	4	3	7
Men's +105kg		0	1	0
Men's 105kg		0	1	1
Men's 94kg		0	0	1
Women's 58kg		0	1	0
Women's 69kg		0	1	0
Women's 75kg		0	0	1
9	also show each event results forUkraine	0	1	1	2
Women's +75kg		0	1	0
Women's 69kg		0	0	1
10	also show each event results forColombia	0	1	0	1
Men's 62kg		0	1	0
11	also show each event results forFrance	0	1	0	1
Men's 69kg		0	1	0
12	also show each event results forPoland	0	1	0	1
Men's 94kg		0	1	0
13	also show each event results forTurkey	0	1	0	1
Women's 48kg		0	1	0
14	also show each event results forVietnam	0	1	0	1
Men's 56kg		0	1	0
15	also show each event results forArmenia	0	0	3	3
Men's 69kg		0	0	1
Men's 77kg		0	0	1
Men's 85kg		0	0	1
16	also show each event results forChinese Taipei	0	0	2	2
Women's 48kg		0	0	1
Women's 63kg		0	0	1
17	also show each event results forIndonesia	0	0	2	2
Men's 56kg		0	0	1
Men's 62kg		0	0	1
18	also show each event results forLatvia	0	0	1	1
Men's +105kg		0	0	1

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