Olympic Weightlifting 2016: Monday's Medal Winners, Scores and Results

Uzbekistan'sRuslan Nurudinov won the gold medal in the men's 105-kilogram weightlifting competition in Rio de Janeiroon Monday, setting an Olympic record with a137-kilogram clean and jerk on his third attempt, perDanny Quin of NBC Olympics.He clearly enjoyed the moment. As the Associated Press reported (via Yahoo Sports), "Nurudinov stuck his tongue out and shouted with joy after his final lift, before bowing to the crowd in triumph, tears in his eyes."It was the first medalUzbekistan has ever claimed in weightlifting.Simon Martirosyan of Armenia took home the silver, whileKazakhstan'sAlexandr Zaichikov won the bronze.Here are the full results:ForNurudinov, the victory was sweet after he failed to reach the medal stand at the 2012 London Games. And his combined total of 431 kilograms was no small feat. While the combined total wasn't an Olympic record, it does work out to just over 950 pounds.His clean and jerk did break the Olympic recordby a single kilogram, however, besting the markBelarus'Andrei Aramnauset in Beijing eight years ago, per Raphielle Johnson of NBC Sports' Olympic Talk.WhileNurudinov won gold by a wide margin,Zaichikov came up just short ofMartirosyan for the silver, as he couldn't complete his final two clean-and-jerk attempts at227 kilograms.You can follow TimothyRapponTwitter.
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