Ilya Ilin of Kazakhstan competes in the men's 94kg Group A weightlifting clean & jerk competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 17, 2008. [Agencies]

BEIJING -- Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilin won the gold medal in the men's 94kg weightlifting class at the Beijing Olympics here on Sunday.

Ilin hoisted 180kg in the snatch and 226kg in the clean and jerk for a winning total of 406kg.

Szymon Kolecki of Poland took silver in 403kg and Khadzhimurat Akkaev of Russia grabbed bronze in 402kg.

Ilya Ilin of Kazakhstan is congratulated by a team member during the men's 94kg Group A weightlifting clean & jerk competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 17, 2008. [Agencies]