Olympic weightlifter celebrates medal with an incredible backflip

Published Aug. 14, 2016 10:36 a.m. ET

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Lithuanian weightlifter Aurimas Didzbalis was unable to vault himself into second place with an attempt at lifting 223 kilograms (491 pounds), but with third-place finish already locked in, he was overjoyed just to finish on the podium.

Lifter Didzbalis celebrates winning #bronze in the 94kg competition with a sweet back-flip. https://t.co/9MlEO9HjeN https://t.co/3swD7l3Ld7
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 14, 2016

Immediately after dropping the bar, Didzbalis celebrated with a standing backflip and received an ovation from the crowd.

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