Long Qingquan

Long Qingquan

Long Qingquan
Personal information
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(s)	-56 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Snatch: 133 kg (2014) Clean & Jerk: 165 kg (2016) Total: 293 kg (2014)
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Olympic Games 2008 Beijing –56 kg World Championships 2009 Goyang –56 kg 2010 Antalya –56 kg 2013 Wrocław –56 kg 2014 Almaty –56 kg

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 male Chinese weightlifter. He qualified for the 56 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics,^[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.

He won the gold medal in the 56 kg category at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, with 292 kg in total.

References

1. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/17/content_8560777.htm

• "Long Qingquan". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
• "Qingquan Long". Lift Up. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
• "World Weightlifting Championships: Long Qingquan Wins the 56-kg Category". Ironmind.com. Retrieved 10 January 2010.