 Long Qingquan in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | December 3, 1990 Longshan, China |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  China |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | -56 kg |
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Long Qingquan (simplified Chinese: 龙清泉; traditional Chinese: 龍清泉; pinyin: Lóng Qīngquán, born December 3, 1990, in Longshan, Xiangxi, Hunan) is a Chinese weightlifter. He is a two-time Olympic champion in the 56 kg weight division.
Long qualified for the 56 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[1] where he won a gold medal in the 56 kg weightlifting. He achieved two junior world records on his way to winning the gold in the men's weightlifting 56 kg category.[2][3] The following year, he won the gold medal in the 56 kg category at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, with 292 kg in total.[4]
Long failed to defend his title in 2010, losing out to compatriot Wu Jingbiao, and did not qualify for the 2011 Championships.[5] He again lost out to Wu during the national trials for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[6] Long took silver at the next World Championship meet in 2013, behind 2012 Olympic champion Om Yun-chol, and a bronze medal in 2014. He failed to register a lift at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Long won a gold medal in the 56kg category with a new world record of 307 kg, surpassing Halil Mutlu's world record of 305 kg set at Sydney Olympics 16 years ago.[7]
