Photos: Pak takes Women's Weightlifting 63kg title

Pak Hyon-suk (C), Irina Nekrassova (L) and Lu Ying-chi (Photo credit: Xu Yu/Xinhua)

The Women's Weightlifting 63kg final was held at the Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium on day four of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 12, 2008 in Beijing, China. Pak Hyon-suk of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) won the gold medal in this event with a total of 241 kilos. Irina Nekrassova from Kazakhstan took the silver with a total result of 240kg, while Lu Ying-chi from Chinese Taipei got the bronze with 231kg.

Pak Hyon-suk competes. (Photo credit: Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Pak Hyon-suk competes. (Photo credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Pak Hyon-suk takes a lift. (Photo credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)