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Iran's Rezazadeh wins men's weightlifting +105kg gold
Iran's Hossein Rezazadeh set a new world record in the clean and jerk of 263.5kg on his way to victory, beating his own previous record of 263kg.
Published on: Aug 26, 2004, 24:37:00 IST
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Iran's Hossein Rezazadeh won the gold medal in the Olympic men's weightlifting superheavyweight 105kg and over category on Wednesday with a world-record-breaking display.
Rezazadeh set a new world record in the clean and jerk of 263.5kg on his way to victory, beating his own previous record of 263kg.
Latvia's Viktors Scerbatihs took silver while Velichko Cholakov of Bulgaria won bronze.
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