Long Qingquan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Long.

Long Qingquan

Long Qingquan in 2008
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 34) Longshan, China
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	-56 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 137 kg (2016) Clean & Jerk: 170 kg (2016) Total: 307 kg (2016, WR)
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Olympic Games 2008 Beijing –56 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro –56 kg World Championships 2009 Goyang –56 kg 2010 Antalya –56 kg 2013 Wrocław –56 kg 2014 Almaty –56 kg

Long Qingquan (simplified Chinese: 龙清泉; traditional Chinese: 龍清泉; pinyin: Lóng Qīngquán, born December 3, 1990, in Longshan, Xiangxi, Hunan) is a Chinese weightlifter. He is a two-time Olympic champion in the 56 kg weight division.

Career

Long qualified for the 56 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[1] where he won a gold medal in the 56 kg weightlifting. He achieved two junior world records on his way to winning the gold in the men's weightlifting 56 kg category.[2][3] The following year, he won the gold medal in the 56 kg category at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, with 292 kg in total.[4]

Long failed to defend his title in 2010, losing out to compatriot Wu Jingbiao, and did not qualify for the 2011 Championships.[5] He again lost out to Wu during the national trials for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[6] Long took silver at the next World Championship meet in 2013, behind 2012 Olympic champion Om Yun-chol, and a bronze medal in 2014. He failed to register a lift at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Long won a gold medal in the 56 kg category with a new world record of 307 kg, surpassing Halil Mutlu's world record of 305 kg set at Sydney Olympics 16 years ago.[7]

References

1. Qi, Zijian (17 July 2008). "Weightlifting preview: Chinese lifters eyes beating own Olympic mark". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
2. "Chinese lifter Long claim's men's 56kg gold". ABC News. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
3. "17-Year-Old Long Qingquan Wins the 56-kg Category". IronMind. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
4. "World Weightlifting Championships: Long Qingquan Wins the 56-kg Category". IronMind. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
5. "The 2011 World Weightlifting Championships: The Men". Sportivny Press. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
6. Sun, Xiaochen (18 July 2012). "Former champion has faith in young lifters". China Daily. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
7. "Rio Olympics 2016: China's Qingquan wins men's 56kg final with world record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2016.

External links

• "Long Qingquan". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
• "Qingquan Long". Lift Up. Retrieved 10 January 2010.