Kim Un-guk

Kim Un-guk
Personal information
Born 28 October 1988 (1988-10-28) (age 28)
Sport
Club April 25 Sports Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 154 kg (2014, AGR, WR)
  • Clean and jerk: 178 kg (2014)
  • Total: 332 kg (2014, AGR)
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl 김은국
Hancha 金銀國[1]
Revised Romanization Gim Eun-guk
McCune–Reischauer Kim Ŭn-guk
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Un-guk (Chosŏn'gŭl: 김은국; born 28 October 1988) is a North Korean weightlifter,[2] a Labor Hero and People's Sportsman.[3]

He received the gold medal at the Olympic Games 2012 in the Men's 62-kilogram division, setting a world record total of 327 kg (721 lb). Also, at the 2012 Olympic Games in his successful attempt at the snatch, he tied the World Record and set a new Olympic Record of 153 kg (337 lb).[4][5]

Kim is an athlete at the April 25 Sports Club.[6]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 62 kg 145150153117017417423271st, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2010 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 62 kg 1401451471st, gold medalist(s)1701731732nd, silver medalist(s)3201st, gold medalist(s)
2011 France Paris, France 62 kg 1401451501st, gold medalist(s)1611701753rd, bronze medalist(s)3202nd, silver medalist(s)
2013 Poland Wrocław, Poland 62 kg 1451501541st, gold medalist(s)1701731733rd, bronze medalist(s)3202nd, silver medalist(s)
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 62 kg 1451501501st, gold medalist(s)1701741751st, gold medalist(s)3251st, gold medalist(s)
2015 United States Houston, United States 62 kg 146151155--172177179----DQ
Asian Games
2010 China Guangzhou, China 62 kg 140145147117017517523172nd, silver medalist(s)
2014 South Korea Incheon, South Korea 62 kg 147152154117017417813321st, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2011 China Tongling, China 62 kg 1401401402nd, silver medalist(s)1601651663rd, bronze medalist(s)3062nd, silver medalist(s)
2013 Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan 62 kg 1451451521st, gold medalist(s) 170174--1st, gold medalist(s)3151st, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. KCNA
  2. "Kim Un-Guk". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. "Pyongyangites Meet to Welcome Women Footballers". kcnawatch.nknews.org. KCNA. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. Kim Un Guk sets record to win gold. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  5. "North Korea's Kim Un Guk wins 62kg weightlifting Olympic gold". Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  6. "DPRK Weightlifter Breaks World Record in Olympiad". Korean Central News Agency. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.


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