Shi Zhiyong (; born February 10, 1980, in Longyan, Fujian) is a Chinese weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion during the 2004 Summer Olympics. He lifted a total of 325 kg, equalising the World record at that time.
Shi participated in the men's 69 kg class at the 2005 and 2006 World Weightlifting Championships. He won gold in 2005 and silver in 2006, finishing behind Vencelas Dabaya. He snatched 150 kg and jerked an additional 177 kg for a total of 327 kg, 5 kg behind winner Dabaya.75th Men's and 18th Women's World Championships—69 kg Men, iwf.net
Shi Zhiyong held the world record in the 62 kg class with 153 kg in snatch for 12 years. He also holds the world junior records in the 62 kg class with 152 kg in snatch, and with 322 kg in total.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games2004 Athens, Greece 62 kg 147.5 152.5 152.5 1 167.5 172.5 175.0 1 325.0 2008 Beijing, China 69 kg 152 152 157 3 — — — — — — World Championships1999 Athens, Greece 62 kg 147.5 147.5 152.5 167.5 172.5 172.5 7 315.0 42003 Vancouver, Canada 62 kg 147.5 152.5 152.5 170.0 170.0 177.0 317.5 2005 Doha, Qatar 69 kg 152 157 160 180 185 190 350 2006 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 69 kg 145 150 150 172 177 182 327 2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand 69 kg 153 158 158 180 185 185 5 338 Asian Games2002 Busan, South Korea 62 kg 150.0 150.0 150.0 — — — — — — —2006 Doha, Qatar 69 kg 145 150 155 1 175 175 180 2 335
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