Kim Un-guk
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| Born | 28 October 1988 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김은국 |
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| Hancha | 金銀國[1] |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Eun-guk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ŭn-guk |
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 | ||||||
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| 2012 |  London, United Kingdom | 62 kg | 145 | 150 | 153 | 1 | 170 | 174 | 2 | 327 |  | |
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| 2010 |  Antalya, Turkey | 62 kg | 140 | 145 | 147 | | 170 | 173 |  | 320 | | |
| 2011 |  Paris, France | 62 kg | 140 | 145 | 150 | | 161 | 170 |  | 320 | | |
| 2013 |  Wrocław, Poland | 62 kg | 145 | 150 | | 170 | | 320 | | |||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan | 62 kg | 145 | 150 | | 170 | 174 | 175 | | 325 | | |
| 2015 |  Houston, United States | 62 kg | 146 | 151 | -- | 172 | 177 | -- | -- | DQ | ||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Guangzhou, China | 62 kg | 140 | 145 | 147 | 1 | 170 | 2 | 317 | | ||
| 2014 |  Incheon, South Korea | 62 kg | 147 | 152 | 154 | 1 | 170 | 174 | 178 | 1 | 332 | |
| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Tongling, China | 62 kg | 140 | | 160 | 165 | 166 | | 306 | | ||
| 2013 | Astana, Kazakhstan | 62 kg | 145 | | 170 | -- | | 315 | | |||
References
- ↑ KCNA
- ↑ "Kim Un-Guk". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "Pyongyangites Meet to Welcome Women Footballers". kcnawatch.nknews.org. KCNA. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ Kim Un Guk sets record to win gold. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ "North Korea's Kim Un Guk wins 62kg weightlifting Olympic gold". Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ "DPRK Weightlifter Breaks World Record in Olympiad". Korean Central News Agency. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
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