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Heading into the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] Lü was the heavy favorite to win. He ended up winning the gold medal at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in the [[Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 77 kg|77 kg]] class with a total of 379 kg.[{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/London-Olympics-Record-setting-Lu-Xiaojun-wins-mens-77kg-weightlifting/articleshow/15319915.cms|title=London Olympics: Record-setting Lu Xiaojun wins men's −77kg weightlifting] |
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Heading into the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] Lü was the heavy favorite to win. He ended up winning the gold medal at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in the [[Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 77 kg|77 kg]] class with a total of 379 kg.[{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/London-Olympics-Record-setting-Lu-Xiaojun-wins-mens-77kg-weightlifting/articleshow/15319915.cms|title=London Olympics: Record-setting Lu Xiaojun wins men's −77kg weightlifting] |
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|access-date=2 August 2012}} His snatch of 175 kg set both a world and Olympic record, as did his total of 379 kg, for the 77 kg class.[{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/olympics/19089698|title=Lu Xiaojun wins gold with record lift|author=BBC|work=BBC Sport|access-date=24 December 2018}}] |
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|access-date=2 August 2012}} His snatch of 175 kg set both a world and Olympic record, as did his total of 379 kg, for the 77 kg class.[{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/olympics/19089698|title=Lu Xiaojun wins gold with record lift|author=BBC|work=BBC Sport|access-date=24 December 2018}}] Due to the confusion between Lü and his opponent [[Lu Haojie]]'s family name, Lü was unable to attempt his third lift of snatch at 177 kg.[{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/weightlifting/story/_/id/8222959/2012-london-olympics-china-lu-xiaojun-breaks-own-snatch-world-record|title=Lu Xiaojun sets snatch world record|author=ESPN|date=August 2012|access-date=24 December 2018}}] |
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He was again the heavy favorite to win gold at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]. He finished the snatch phase with a new [[World record progression men's weightlifting|world record]] of 177 kg, but did not win gold due to [[Nijat Rahimov|Nijat Rahimov's]] clean and jerk world record of 214 kg. Lü and Rahimov had the same total, but Rahimov won due to virtue of a lighter body weight.[{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-weightlifting-m-69kgshor/weightlifting-doping-questions-raised-as-record-breaker-rahimov-takes-gold-for-kazakhstan-idUSKCN10M00U|title=Weightlifting: Doping questions raised as record-breaker Rahimov takes gold for Kazakhstan|work=Reuters|date=11 August 2016|access-date=24 December 2018|last1=Oliver|first1=Brian}}] |
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He was again the heavy favorite to win gold at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]. He finished the snatch phase with a new [[World record progression men's weightlifting|world record]] of 177 kg, but did not win gold due to [[Nijat Rahimov|Nijat Rahimov's]] clean and jerk world record of 214 kg. Lü and Rahimov had the same total, but Rahimov won due to virtue of a lighter body weight.[{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-weightlifting-m-69kgshor/weightlifting-doping-questions-raised-as-record-breaker-rahimov-takes-gold-for-kazakhstan-idUSKCN10M00U|title=Weightlifting: Doping questions raised as record-breaker Rahimov takes gold for Kazakhstan|work=Reuters|date=11 August 2016|access-date=24 December 2018|last1=Oliver|first1=Brian}}] |