Story highlights Hsu Shu-ching won Taiwan's first gold of the Rio games

She previously broke the world record for female weightlifting

Hong Kong (CNN) Monday was Father's Day in Taiwan, and Hsu Yung-ming's daughter gave him the best present he could ask for: an Olympic gold medal.

Hsu Shu-ching became the first athlete from Taiwan to win gold at the Rio Olympics on Sunday. The 25-year-old weightlifter placed first by lifting a total of 212 kilograms in the women's 53 kilogram group. She lifted 100 kilograms in the snatch and 112 kilograms in the clean and jerk.

Her victory was watched by her family and friends in their hometown of Lunbei, a rural area in central Taiwan. Even local politicians came out to support Hsu.

"More than 20 friends and family came to our house and wore t-shirts bearing her image and we all watched her win," her father told CNN.

"Most of us, also my wife and I, jumped and screamed when we knew our daughter won the gold medal."

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