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Olympic Medal: M 69kg Weightlifting

Published: July 31, 2012 at 4:15 PM

LONDON, July 31 (UPI) -- Lin Qingfeng of China won the Olympic gold medal Tuesday in the men's 69-kilogram weightlifting class.

Triyanto Triyanto of Indonesia was the silver medal winner. The bronze went to Razvan Constantin Martin of Romania.

North Korea's bid to win a third men's weightlifting gold medal in as many days came up short when Myong Hyok Kim finished fourth.

PHOTOS: Weightlifting at the London 2012 Olympics

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