Kazakhstan's Chinshanlo wins weightlifting gold

Published November 20, 2014

Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan won the women's 53-kilogram weightlifting competition Sunday at the London Games, giving her country its first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's weightlifting.

Chinshanlo lifted 95 kilograms in the snatch and 131 in the clean and jerk to post a winning total of 226. Her clean and jerk lift set a new world record.

"I want to celebrate the gold medal by drinking a glass of beer. Actually, I am only able to drink half a glass," quipped Chinshanlo.

Hsu Shu-Ching of Chinese Taipei and Moldova's Cristina Iovu each finished with a total of 219, but Hsu was awarded the silver because Iovu came into the event with a higher body weight.

Citra Febrianti of Indonesia finished a distant fourth with a final total of 206.

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