Zhang Xiangxiang (, born July 16, 1983, in

Longyan Longyan ( zh, s=龙岩 , t=龍巖, p=, poj=Lêng-nâ or Liong-nâ, l=dragon rock; Hakka: ''Liùng-ngàm''; Longyan dialect: ''Liông-nâ iɔŋ˩nã˩') is a prefecture-level city in south-western Fujian Province, China, bordering Guangdong t ...

, Fujian) is a retired male Chinese

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. He won the bronze medal in the 56 kg class at the 2000 Olympics in

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. Zhang later won the gold medal in the 62 kg class at the

2008 Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fr ...

in Beijing.

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Olympic bronze medalists for China Olympic gold medalists for China Olympic weightlifters for China People from Longyan Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics 1983 births Living people Olympic medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters from Fujian Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Chinese male weightlifters Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics 21st-century Chinese sportsmen {{PRChina-weightlifting-bio-stub

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