Beijing Olympic Games

Updated: 2008-08-13 17:45:14

Liu Chunhong kisses her gold medal. (Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

The Women’s Weightlifting 69kg final was held at the University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium on day five of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 13, 2008 in Beijing, China. China’s Liu Chunhong claimed the title in this event and set the new world record for the Snatch with a lift of 128 kilos, the new world record for the Clean and Jerk with a lift of 158 kilos and also the new world record total of 286 kilos.

Liu Chunhong competes. (Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Liu Chunhong competes. (Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
Liu Chunhong takes a lift. (Photo credit: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)