Olympic Weightlifting 2016: Medal Winners and Scores After Sunday's Results
Raw power was on display Sunday in Rio, as the sport of weightlifting crowned two more champions in their respective weight divisions. ย
On tap for the women was the 53 kg group, while the men power lifters awarded medals in the 56 kg category. The women previously got weightlifting competition underway Saturday with the 48 kg weight group.
With 12 more weight classes to go over the next week, the feats of strength are far from over. But Sunday's results showed just how strong the elite can be despite not having frames you typically see in a muscle magazine.
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Here is a look at Sunday's medal results.
Men's 56 KG
| Gold | Long Qingquan (China) | 307kg |
| Silver | Om Yun-Col (North Korea) | 304kg |
| Bronze | Sinphet Kruaithong (Thailand) | 289kg |
| 4 | Arli Chontey (Kazakhstan) | 278kg |
| 5 | Le Quoc Toan Tran (Vietnam) | 275kg |
China's Longย Qingquan set Olympic and world records on his way toย 307kg total to defeat defending gold medalistย Om Yun-Col to take the 56kg gold.
The 25-year-old finished with a 4kg advantage over Yun-Col and an 18kg advantage over Thailand'sย Sinphet Kruaithong, who earned bronze.ย Yun-Col briefly set the Olympic record with a 169kg clean and jerk beforeย Qingquan broke it with a 170kg lift minutes later.
Qingquan's is China's third gold medal and an Olympic-leading eighth overall.ย Yun-Col's silver is the first medal for North Korea in Rio.ย Kruaithong's bronze is Thailand's second medal.ย
Arli Chontey ofย Kazakhstan andย Le Quoc Toan Tran of Vietnam finished fourth and fifth, respectively.ย ย
Women's 53 KG
| Gold | Hsu Shu-Ching (Chinese Tapei) | 212 kg |
| Silver | Hidilyn Diaz (Philippines) | 200 kg |
| Bronze | Yoon Jin Hee (South Korea) | 199 kg |
| 4 | Rebeka Koha (Latvia) | 197 kg |
| 5 | Rosane dos Reis Santos (Brazil) | 193 kg |
Li Yajun looked destined for a gold medal after setting the Olympic record with her snatch lift. But after failing on each of her three attempts at theย clean and jerk,ย Yajun will leave Rio empty-handed.ย
Chinese Tapei's Hsu Shu-Ching took advantage ofย Yajun's falter, ascending from silver medal favorite all the way to gold Sunday. She finished with a total ofย 212kg, putting her well ahead of silver medalistย Hidilyn Diaz (200 kg) andย Yoon Jin Hee (199 kg).
It's Chinese Tapei's first gold medal in Rio and the country's second overall medal.ย Diaz's silver was the first of these games for the Philippines, whileย Jin Hee added a fourth medal in an impressive showing for South Korea thus far.
Rebeka Koha of Latvia finished just 2 kg short of capturing a bronze medal.
Still, all involved have to feel blessed thatย Yajun failed in what looked like a record-setting pace. Her 101 kg lift in the snatch set an Olympic record but then she could not complete the clean-and-jerk on any of her three tries.ย
