Weightlifter Tuan snatches 3 bronzes at World Champs
(VOV) - Thach Kim Tuan on October 22 bagged home three bronze medals in the men’s 56kg category at the ongoing World Weightlifting Championships in Wroclaw, Poland.
In the snatch, Tuan succeeded in lifting 126kg in the first attempt, coming in second just behind Olympian Om Yun Chol of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
However, he failed in both 130kg and 131kg attempts and won a bronze medal.
In his favourite clean and jerk, Tuan only secured another bronze despite his three successful attempts for 152, 155 and 157kg. Om Yun Chol of the DPRK again carried off the gold medal after lifting 162kg in his first attempt.
Tuan also took home the third bronze medal, lifting a total of 285kg, 4kg less than gold medallist Om Yun Chol.
Another Vietnamese weightlifter Tran Le Quoc Toan finished fourth, lifting 278kg in total.