North Korean lifts 3 times body weight for gold

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London Olympics Weightlifting Men
Om Yun Chol lifts during the men's 56-kg, group B, weightlifting competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 29, 2012, in London. Om joined an exclusive group of weightlifters who have lifted three times their body weight. Om, who stands just 1.52 meters tall, also set an Olympic record when he cleared 168 kilograms in the clean and jerk in the men's 56-kilogram category. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)