Rizki Juniansyah Wins Gold and Breaks Olympic Record

PARIS – Lifter Indonesia, Rizki Juniansyah, successfully won a gold medal in the men’s 73 kg weightlifting class at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Friday (9/8/2024) early morning WIB. He also broke the clean and jerk record at the Olympics.

Competing at South Paris Arena 6, Rizki recorded a total lift of 354 kg, consisting of 155 kg in the snatch and 199 kg in the clean & jerk. This achievement also broke the record Olympic for the clean & jerk lift.

Rizki had failed in his first attempt at snatching 155 kg, but succeeded in his second attempt. He tried to lift 162 kg in his third attempt, but failed. His opponent, Shi Zhiyong from China, had won with a lift of 165 kg in snatching.

However, a shocker occurred when Shi failed to lift 191 kg in three clean & jerk attempts, leaving him without a medal. Meanwhile, Rizki calmly managed to lift 199 kg, securing gold for Indonesia and breaking the Olympic clean & jerk record.

The silver medal was won by Weeraphon Wichuma from Thailand with a total lift of 346 kg, and the bronze was won by Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev from Bulgaria with a total lift of 344 kg.

Full Results of the 2024 Paris Olympics Weightlifting Men’s 73kg Class

Rizki Juniansyah (Indonesia) – Total Lift: 354 kg
Weeraphon Wichuma (Thailand) – Total Lift: 346 kg
Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev (Bulgaria) – Total Lift: 344 kg
Muhammed Ozbek (Türkiye) – Total Lift: 341 kg
Luis Mosquera (Colombia) – Total Lift: 340 kg
Miyamoto Masanori (Japan) – Total Lift: 338 kg
Bak Joohyo (South Korea) – Total Lift: 334 kg
Karem Ben Hnia (Tunisia) – Total Force: 333 kg
Bernardin Kingue Matam (France) – Total Lift: 320 kg
Julio Mayora Pernia (Venezuela) – DNF (Did Not Finish)
Ritvars Suharevs (Latvia) – DNF (Did Not Finish)
Shi Zhiyong (China) – DNF (Did Not Finish)

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