Kim Un-guk (Korean: 김은국; Korean pronunciation: [kim.ɯm.ɡuk̚]; born 28 October 1988) is a North Korean weightlifter,[2] Olympic Champion, and two time World Champion.
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| Born | 28 October 1988 (age 36) Pyongyang, North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | April 25 Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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 |
He is also a Labor Hero and People's Athlete.[3]
Career
editAt the Olympic Games 2012 he competed in the Men's 62-kg division, in the snatch portion of the competition he set an Olympic Record and matched the current world record of 153 kg.[4] In the clean & jerk portion, his final attempt of 174 kg set a new world record total of 327 kg.[5][6]
At the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships he failed a doping test[7] and had his results disqualified. He was the original silver medalist.
Kim is an athlete at the April 25 Sports Club.[8]
Major results
edit| 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 WR | 
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| 2010 |  Antalya, Turkey |
62 kg | 140 | 145 | 147 | |
170 | 173 |  |
320 |
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| 2011 |  Paris, France |
62 kg | 140 | 145 | 150 | |
161 | 170 |  |
320 |
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| 2013 |  Wrocław, Poland |
62 kg | 145 | 150 | |
170 | |
320 |
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| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
62 kg | 145 | 150 | |
170 | 174 | 175 | |
325 |
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| 2015 |  Houston, United States |
62 kg | 146 | 151 | -- | 172 | 177 | -- | -- | DSQ | ||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Guangzhou, China |
62 kg | 140 | 145 | 147 | 1 | 170 | 2 | 317 |
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| 2014 |  Incheon, South Korea |
62 kg | 147 | 152 | 154 WR | 1 | 170 | 174 | 178 | 1 | 332 WR |
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References
edit- ^ KCNA
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Un-Guk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Pyongyangites Meet to Welcome Women Footballers". KCNA Watch. KCNA. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ IWF.net (31 July 2012). "Records tumble as Kim takes gold". Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ Kim Un Guk sets record to win gold Archived 30 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "North Korea's Kim Un Guk wins 62kg weightlifting Olympic gold". Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ The Guardian (17 December 2015). "North Korean Olympic weightlifting champion fails doping test". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "DPRK Weightlifter Breaks World Record in Olympiad". Korean Central News Agency. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
External links
edit- Kim Un-guk at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Kim Un-guk at Olympedia
- Kim Un-guk at Olympics.com
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