LONDON (AP) — Lin Qingfeng won China’s third weightlifting gold medal of the London Olympics in a 69-kilogram competition marked by a high number of failed lifts.
Qingfeng finished with a total of 344 kilograms, 11 kilos better than silver medalist Triyatno of Indonesia.
Razvan Martin of Romania took the bronze.
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