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{{Short description|Chinese weightlifter (born 1986)}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg|-85&nbsp;kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2009 World Weightlifting Championships|2009 Goyang]]|[[2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|-85&nbsp;kg]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2005 World Weightlifting Championships|2005 Doha]]|[[2005 World Weightlifting Championships|-85&nbsp;kg]]}}
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{{MedalGold|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Weightlifting at the 2010 Asian Games|-85&nbsp;kg]]}}
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'''Lu Yong''' ({{zh|s=陆永|t=陸永|p=Lù Yǒng}}, born January 1, 1986, in [[Liuzhou]], [[Guangxi]])<ref name="IWF results" /> is a male [[China|Chinese]] [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]] of [[Kam people|Dong ethnicity]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2008.sohu.com/20080815/n258903623.shtml|title=搜狐独家：侗族大力士陆永 几经波折填男举空白|newspaper=Sohu|date=2008-08-15|access-date=2025-02-16}}</ref> and Olympic gold medalist. He is 172&nbsp;cm tall.

In the 85&nbsp;kg category, Lu won the silver medal in the [[2005 World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships in 2005]]<ref name="IWF results" /> but placed sixth in the [[2007 World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships in 2007]]<ref name="IWF results">{{cite web|title=LU Yong|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=256}}</ref> due to a sprain injury during the competition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lu Yong lifts Olympic medal dream at National Weightlifting Championships|url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/weightlifting/n214320065.shtml|accessdate=2008-08-15|work=Xinhua|date=2008-04-23|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801204847/http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/weightlifting/n214320065.shtml|archivedate=2008-08-01}}</ref>

He qualified for the 85&nbsp;kg division finals, and subsequently won gold at the event at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. Lu Yong had a 180&nbsp;kg Snatch and 214&nbsp;kg Clean and Jerk for an overall total of 394&nbsp;kg. Andrei Rybakou (BLR) also finished with an overall 394&nbsp;kg but since Lu Yong weighed in at 84.41&nbsp;kg and Andrei 84.69, Lu Yong took the gold medal. This was a huge victory for Lu Yong because Andrei had earlier set a snatch record of 185&nbsp;kg. Originally, Lu Yong clean and jerked 214 on his second lift but it was overruled and he had to resort to his third and last lift to succeed and win the gold.

His next major international gold medal victory took place in the 85&nbsp;kg event at the [[2009 World Weightlifting Championships]] in [[Goyang]], [[South Korea]], followed by his first Asian Games gold medal in Guangzhou in 2010.

== Major results ==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" width="40" |Year
! rowspan="2" width="250" |Venue
! rowspan="2" width="60" |Weight
! colspan="4" |Snatch (kg)
! colspan="4" |Clean & Jerk (kg)
! rowspan="2" width="60" |Total
! rowspan="2" width="40" |Rank
|-
! width="60" |1
! width="60" |2
! width="60" |3
! width="45" |Rank
! width="60" |1
! width="60" |2
! width="60" |3
! width="45" |Rank
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|-
|[[Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2008]]
| align="left" |{{flag icon|CHN}} [[Beijing]], [[China]]
|[[Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]]
|175
|180
|183
|2
|208
|<s>214</s>
|'''214'''
|1
|'''394[[World record progression men's weightlifting|WR]]'''
|'''{{gold1}}'''
|-
|[[Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2012]]
| align="left" |{{flag icon|GBR}} [[London]], [[England]]
|[[Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]]
|175
|178
|<s>180</s>
|1
|<s>205</s>
|<s>205</s>
|<s>205</s>
| -
| -
| -
|-
! colspan="13" |[[World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]]
|-
|[[2009 World Weightlifting Championships|2005]]
| align="left" |{{flag icon|QAT}} [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]
|[[2005 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]]
|165
|170
|'''175'''
|4
|200
|205
|'''210'''
|{{silver2}}
|'''385'''
|{{silver2}}
|-
|[[2007 World Weightlifting Championships|2007]]
|{{flag icon|THA}} [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]]
|[[2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]]
|'''168'''
|<s>173</s>
|<s>173</s>
|5
|'''195'''
|<s>203</s>
|<s>205</s>
|8
|'''363'''
|6
|-
|[[2009 World Weightlifting Championships|2009]]
| align="left" |{{flag icon|KOR|1997}} [[Goyang]], [[South Korea]]
|[[2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]]
|170
|175
|<s>177</s>
|{{gold1}}
|206
|'''208'''
|<s>211</s>
|{{silver2}}
|'''383'''
|{{gold1}}
|-
|[[2010 World Weightlifting Championships|2010]]
|{{flag icon|TUR}} [[Antalya]], [[Turkey]]
|[[2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]]
|170
|<s>175</s>
|<s>175</s>
|4
|'''202'''
| -
| -
|6
|372
|5
|-
|[[2011 World Weightlifting Championships|2011]]
|{{flag icon|FRA}} [[Paris]], [[France]]
|[[2009 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]]
|170
|<s>175</s>
|<s>175</s>
|5
|<s>205</s>
|<s>205</s>
|<s>205</s>
| -
| -
| -
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Weightlifting at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|-
|[[Weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games|2006]]
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]
|[[Weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]]
|162
|167
|<s>170</s>
|2
|195
|202
|<s>211</s>
|2
|'''369'''
|{{silver2}}
|-
|[[Weightlifting at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tongling|Guangzhou]]   [[China]]
|[[Weightlifting at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 85 kg|85 kg]]
|<s>170</s>
|170
|173
|1
|201
|'''203'''
|—
|1
|'''376'''
|{{Gold1}}
|-
! colspan="13" |[[Asian Weightlifting Championships|Asian Championships]]
|-
|[[2011 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2011]]
| align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tongling]], [[China]]
|[[2011 Asian Weightlifting Championships|85 kg]]
|165
|170
|'''173'''
|{{Gold1}}
|200
|205
|'''212'''
|{{Gold1}}
|'''385'''
|{{Gold1}}
|}

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==See also==
*[[China at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]

== References ==
* [[China at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
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{{Footer Olympic Champions Weightlifting Light heavyweight}}
{{Footer World Champions Weightlifting Men Light heavyweight}}
{{Asian Games Champions Weightlifting Light Heavyweight Men}}

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