Li Hongli is a Chinese

Chinese people

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 weightlifter. He is 168 cm tall.

At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships

2003 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Canada from November 14 to November 22, 2003.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...

, Li Hongli won the bronze medal in the 77 kg category, with a total of 352.5 kg, after Gevorg Davtyan

Gevorg Davtyan

Gevorg Davtyan is an Armenian weightlifter. He is 165 cm tall.He won the silver medal in the 77 kg category at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships....

 was tested positive for banned substances and lost his silver medal.

Li competed in the men's 77 kg class at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships

2005 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2005 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Doha, Qatar from November 9 to November 17.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...

 and won the gold medal. He snatched

Snatch (weightlifting)

The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...

 165 kg and clean and jerk

Clean and jerk

The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...

ed 196 kg for a total of 361 kg.

Li participated in the 77 kg category at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships

2006 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic...

 and won the silver medal, finishing behind Taner Sagir

Taner Sagir

Taner Sağır is a Turkish world and Olympic weightlifting champion. Coming to Athens as holder of all the junior world records, he broke, at age of 19 only, Olympic records in the category –77 kg snatch, clean and jerk and total, and became so the youngest Olympic champion in the...

. He snatched

Snatch (weightlifting)

The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...

 167 kg and clean and jerk

Clean and jerk

The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...

ed an additional 192 kg for a total of 359 kg.

At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships

2007 World Weightlifting Championships

The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...

 he won the bronze medal in the 77 kg category, with a total of 361 kg.

He won the silver medal in the 77 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

, with a total of 366 kg.

External links

• Athlete Biography at beijing2008