Lu Xiaojun is a Chinese weightlifter, born in 1984, who has won three Olympic gold medals in Olympic weightlifting, in the 77 kilogram category at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Games and in the 81 kilogram category at the 2020 Tokyo Games, where at 37 he became the oldest Olympic weightlifting champion. He also won five World Championship titles, in 2009, 2011 and 2013 at 77 kilograms and in 2018 and 2019 at 81 kilograms, and set world records including a 177 kilogram snatch in 2016 and a 380 kilogram total in 2013.
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Career HighlightThree-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion 2 Classification
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1. Wikipedia: Lu Xiaojun
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Lü Xiaojun (Chinese: å•å°å†›; pinyin: LÇš XiÇŽojÅ«n, born 27 July 1984) is a Chinese weightlifter.
2. Lu Xiaojun - Wikipedia
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born 27 July 1984
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27 July 1984
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Chinese
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He is a three-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion
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