Shi Zhiyong (; born February 10, 1980, in
Longyan
Longyan ( zh, s=龙岩 , t=龍巖, p=, poj=Lêng-nâ or Liong-nâ, l=dragon rock; Hakka: ''Liùng-ngàm''; Longyan dialect: ''Liông-nâ iɔŋ˩nã˩') is a prefecture-level city in south-western Fujian Province, China, bordering Guangdong t ...
,
Fujian
Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...
) is a
Chinese weightlifter
Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...
. He became Olympic Champion during the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
. He lifted a total of 325 kg, equalising the World record at that time.
Shi participated in the men's 69 kg class at the 2005 and
2006 World Weightlifting Championships. He won gold in 2005 and silver in 2006, finishing behind
Vencelas Dabaya. He
snatched 150 kg and
jerked an additional 177 kg for a total of 327 kg, 5 kg behind winner Dabaya.
Shi Zhiyong held the world record in the 62 kg class with 153 kg in
snatch for 12 years.
He also holds the world junior records in the 62 kg class with 152 kg in
snatch, and with 322 kg in total.
Major results
References
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1980 births
Living people
Olympic gold medalists for China
Olympic weightlifters for China
People from Longyan
Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
World record setters in weightlifting
Olympic medalists in weightlifting
Asian Games medalists in weightlifting
Weightlifters from Fujian
Weightlifters at the 2002 Asian Games
Weightlifters at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Chinese male weightlifters
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
World Weightlifting Championships medalists
21st-century Chinese sportsmen
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