Shi Zhiyong (weightlifter, born 1980)

Not to be confused with Shi Zhiyong (weightlifter, born 1993).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Shi.
Shi Zhiyong
Personal information
Born (1980-02-10) 10 February 1980 (age 44)
Longyan, Fujian, China
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens -62 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Doha 69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Vancouver 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Santo Domingo 69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Chiang Mai 69 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha 69 kg

Shi Zhiyong (Chinese: 石智勇; pinyin: Shí Zhìyǒng; born February 10, 1980, in Longyan, Fujian) is a Chinese weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion during the 2004 Summer Olympics. 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.[1]

Shi Zhiyong held the world record in the 62 kg class with 153 kg in snatch for 12 years.[2] He also holds the world junior records in the 62 kg class with 152 kg in snatch, and with 322 kg in total.[3]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 62 kg 147.5 152.5 152.5 1 167.5 172.5 175.0 1 325.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2008 China Beijing, China 69 kg 152 152 157 3 — — — — — —
World Championships
1999 Greece Athens, Greece 62 kg 147.5 147.5 152.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 167.5 172.5 172.5 7 315.0 4
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 62 kg 147.5 152.5 152.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 170.0 170.0 177.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 317.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2005 Qatar Doha, Qatar 69 kg 152 157 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 185 190 1st place, gold medalist(s) 350 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2006 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 69 kg 145 150 150 1st place, gold medalist(s) 172 177 182 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 327 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 69 kg 153 158 158 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 185 185 5 338 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Games
2002 South Korea Busan, South Korea 62 kg 150.0 150.0 150.0 — — — — — — —
2006 Qatar Doha, Qatar 69 kg 145 150 155 1 175 175 180 2 335 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ 75th Men's and 18th Women's World Championships—69 kg Men, iwf.net
  2. ^ "Progress of World Records, Men". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  3. ^ "Progress of World Records, Men Juniors". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 2008-08-09.


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