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Kim Un-Guk sets a new world record in the men's -62kg weightlifting class on Monday. (London Olympic Joint Press Corps) |
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)
