Lu Yong (simplified Chinese:陆永;traditional Chinese:陸永;pinyin:Lù Yǒng, born January 1, 1986, in Liuzhou, Guangxi) is a male Chinese weightlifter of Dong ethnicity and Olympic gold medalist. He is 172cm tall.

In the 85kg category, Lu won the silver medal in the World Championships in 2005 but placed sixth in the World Championships in 2007 due to a sprain injury during the competition.

He qualified for the 85kg division finals, and subsequently won gold at the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Lu Yong had a 180kg Snatch and 214kg Clean and Jerk for an overall total of 394kg. Andrei Rybakou (BLR) also finished with an overall 394kg but since Lu Yong weighed in at 84.41kg and Andrei 84.69, Lu Yong took the gold medal. This was a huge victory for Lu Yong because Andrei had earlier set a snatch record of 185kg. Originally, Lu Yong clean and jerked 214 on his second lift but it was overruled and he had to resort to his third and last lift to succeed and win the gold.

His next major international gold medal victory took place in the 85kg event at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, South Korea, followed by his first Asian Games gold medal in Guangzhou in 2010.

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2008China Beijing, China85 kg17518018322082142141394WR
2012United Kingdom London, England85 kg1751781801205205205---
World Championships
2005Qatar Doha, Qatar85 kg1651701754200205210385
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand85 kg168173173519520320583636
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea85 kg170175177206208211383
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey85 kg1701751754202--63725
2011France Paris, France85 kg1701751755205205205---
Asian Games
2006Qatar Doha, Qatar85 kg16216717021952022112369
2010China Guangzhou China85 kg1701701731201203—1376
Asian Championships
2011China Tongling, China85 kg165170173200205212385

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