Weightlifting Day 7 Review: Jang Mi-ran's one-woman show

The medalists (from left to right): Olha Korobka, Jang Mi-ran and Mariya Grabovetskaya (Photo credit: CFP)

(BEIJING, August 16) -- The last gold medal in Women's Weightlifting was taken by Jang Mi-ran, who broke the world record for the Snatch, Clean and Jerk, and total weight in the over-75 kilogram class final on August 16.

Jang Mi-ran on the podium (Photo credit: CFP)

Jang was the silver medalist in Athens and one of the most dominant lifters in this class. This time she didn't let any lifter come close to her performance. She set a new world record of 140kg for the Snatch, then went on to set a new world record of 186kg for the Clean and Jerk and won the final with a new world record of total weight of 326kg.

Jang Mi-ran in the final (Photo credit: Xinhua)

"At the moment that I won the Gold medal I felt so happy, because not everyone can win a Gold medal. I think of it as a gift from God," said Jang after the medal ceremony. "I want to thank my parents, my coach, and the crowd today, because every time I came to the platform, the audience cheered for me."

Jang Mi-ran in the final (Photo credit: Xinhua)

2006 and 2007 World Championships bronze medalist Olha Korobka of Ukraine ranked second with a total weight of 277kg, 49kg less than Jang. Twenty-one-year old Mariya Grabovetskaya of Kazakhstan placed third with a total weight of 270kg.