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Matthias Steiner clinched gold by lifting 568.8 pounds, then on the medal stand held up a picture of wife Susann, who died in a car accident last year.   

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Weightlifting Medal Count

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Overall Medal Count
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Flag of China 8 1 0 9
Flag of Russia 0 4 3 7
Flag of Kazakhstan 1 2 1 4
Flag of South Korea 2 1 0 3
Flag of Belarus 1 1 1 3
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Record Breakers

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Men's 94-105kg Ranking: Belarus (Andrei Aramnau) 436 (WR)
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Women's over 75kg Ranking: South Korea (Miran Jang) 326 (WR)
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Men's 77-85kg Ranking: Belarus (Andrei Rybakou) 394 (WR)
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Women's 69-75kg Ranking: China (Lei Cao) 282 (OR)
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Women's 62-69kg Ranking: China (Chunhong Liu) 286 (WR)
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Women's 53-58kg Ranking: China (Yanqing Chen) 244 (OR)
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Women's 48kg Ranking: China (Xiexia Chen) 212 (OR)

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