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LONDON - Charismatic North Korean Kim Un-Guk equaled one world record in the snatch and broke another in the total to set up an emphatic victory in the men's -62kg weightlifting class on Monday.
Kim snatched 153kg, also a new Olympic record, to match Chinese lifter Shi Zhiyong's world record, and then went on to clean and jerk 174kg for a combined total of 327kg, beating the previous record held by China's Zhang Jie by 1kg.
Colombian Oscar Figueroa claimed a shock silver with a total of 317kg (140, 177), his clean and jerk a new Olympic record, while Indonesia's Irawan Eko Yuli took bronze with 317kg (145, 172) on the bodyweight rule.
Asian Games champion Zhang finished fourth, 3kg off the podium.
(AFP)
Kim snatched 153kg, also a new Olympic record, to match Chinese lifter Shi Zhiyong's world record, and then went on to clean and jerk 174kg for a combined total of 327kg, beating the previous record held by China's Zhang Jie by 1kg.
Colombian Oscar Figueroa claimed a shock silver with a total of 317kg (140, 177), his clean and jerk a new Olympic record, while Indonesia's Irawan Eko Yuli took bronze with 317kg (145, 172) on the bodyweight rule.
Asian Games champion Zhang finished fourth, 3kg off the podium.
(AFP)
