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Jang’s impressive performance resulted five new world records.

Jang Miran (KOR) was absolutely unsatisfied with the fact her name was not mentioned on any type of record list before the last competiton started in +75 kg class. She really had a stong desire to rewrite the record lists and really showed top form setting up five new world and seven Olympic records at the same time at the Beijing Olympics. First she smashed snatch Olympic record by 136 kg. This discipline's former record holder was in Ding Mei Yuan scored 135 kg in Sydney in 2000. The next step was to make a push on Mu's world record of 139 kg lifted in Doha WC in 2006. Jang was succesful with 140 kg. She dominated clean and jerk as well. It was the last time to see Tang's name as a current record holder on the scoreboard as Jang's first lift (175 kg) resulted a new Olympic record of 315 kg in total. Tang Gonghong's clean and jerk world and Olympic record set up in Athens in 2004 (182 kg) was broken by 183 kg. It meant new world and Olympic record in total (323 kg) as weel. By her exceptional performance at her last attempt Jang set up clean and jerk (186 kg) and total (326 kg) world and Olympic record

Women’s +75 kg press conference quotes:

Jang Miran (KOR), gold medallist: "At the moment that I won the gold I felt so happy, because not everyone can win a gold medal. I think of it as a gift from God. 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." Olha Korobka (UKR), silver medallist: "I started my training at age of 9 and now I usually lift 14 tonnes a day. Today we all were lucky to miss any Chinese lifter on the field, otherwise my silver would be just a bronze." Maria Grabovetskaya (KAZ), bronze medallist: "This third place for me is like the first one. We have been working for four years with our coach Alexey Ni and we have achieved very nice result. In London Olympics I will have an even better result. All the three girls of our team won a medal. I think it is

Women’s +75 kg: a real one woman show

Jang Miran (KOR) was the silver medalist in Athens and from that time on the most outstanding lifter in this class. This time she didn't let any lifter come close to her performance. Finally 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. She wrote her name five times on the world record list and seven times on the Olympic record list.   Olha Korobka (UKR) Maria Grabovetskaya (KAZ) 2006 and 2007 WC bronze medalist Olha Korobka (UKR) ranked second with a total weight of 277kg, 49kg less than Jang. 21 year old Maria Grabovetskaya (KAZ) placed third with a total weight of 270kg.

Women’s 75 kg: The strongest woman on the Earth emerges tonight

A dream for all, competiton without Chinese rival will come to live in women's +75 kg class. The dominant figure of this field is Jang Mi ran (KOR)has been undeafeted at world championships since winning the second place athe Athens Games in 2004. her winning total has increased from 300 kg to 319 kg. Realistically, the challengers will fight for the additional medals.Olha Korobka (UKR) looks to have an edge over the rest of the field, having lifted over 280 kg in total with the occasional result over 290 kg. Ele Opeloge has the chance to win Samoa's first ever Olympic medal. Jang Mi ran (KOR) Olha Korobka (UKR) Ele Opeloge (SAM)

After the last Chinese victory ceremony the home lifters started their party

Men’s 85 kg pinned with new records

  Rybakou was very diligent setting up new records. First he was snatching 185 kg, just two kg less compairing to his own world record. But he had a very hard fight with his own world record set up a year ago in Thailand WC. By his lat clean and jerk of 209 kg he reached 394 kg in total, a new world record, surpassing by one kg his previous best. 394 kg world record is at the same time a new Olympic record as well.