BEIJING — Chen Xiexia has won China’s first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by lifting a total of 212 kilograms in the women’s 48-kg weightlifting category.
Turkey’s Sibel Ozkan won the silver medal Saturday while Chen Wei-Ling of Taiwan finished third. Chen Xiexia dominated the competition from start to finish, lifting 95 kilogram in the snatch and 117 kilogram in the clean and jerk, an Olympic record.
Ozkan was a distant second with a total of 199 kilograms, 3 kilograms ahead of Chen Wei-Ling. The 2004 Olympic champion, Nurcan Taylan of Turkey, was eliminated after three failed attempts in the snatch.
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