Jang Mi-ran

Jang Mi-ran
Personal information
Nationality South Korean
Born (1983-10-09) October 9, 1983[1]
Gangwon, South Korea[1]
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight 118.07 kg (260.3 lb) [1]
Sport
Country  South Korea
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) +75kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 140 kg (2008)
  • Clean and jerk: 187 kg (2009)
  • Total: 326 kg (2008)
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
2012 London +75 kg
2008 Beijing +75 kg
2004 Athens +75 kg
World Championships
2005 Doha +75 kg
2006 Santo Domingo +75 kg
2007 Chiang Mai +75 kg
2009 Goyang +75 kg
2010 Antalya+75 kg
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou +75 kg
2002 Busan +75 kg
2006 Qatar +75 kg
Asian Championships
2012 Pyeongtaek+75 kg
Korean name
Hangul 장미란
Hanja 張美蘭
Revised Romanization Jang Miran
McCune–Reischauer Chang Miran

Jang Mi-ran (Korean pronunciation: [tɕɐŋ.mi.ɾɐn]; born October 9, 1983) is a South Korean Olympic weightlifter. She is currently based in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, competing for the Goyang City Government Sports Club.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the +75 kg category, with a total of 302.5 kg.[2]

On September 26, 2007, Jang won her third straight world championship overall title in the women's +75 kg category by lifting 319 kg of overalls in total (138 kg in the snatch, 181 kg of overalls in the clean and jerk).[3] She also surpassed the world record, which was set by herself in May 2006 in Wonju, Korea, by one kilogram. Mu Shuangshuang, who lifted 319 kg in overalls as well, ranked second because of bodyweight, but broke the record an attempt earlier.[4]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the +75 kg category. She broke the world records in the snatch with 140 kg, in the clean and jerk with 186 kg, and combined with 326 kg.[5]

She won the gold medal in the +75 kg division at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. With this medal, which was her first gold in Asian Games, she completed the weightlifting equivalent of a "grand slam" as champion in the Summer Olympics, world championships and Asian Games.[6]

In February 2012, Jang announced the launch of her new foundation, Jang Miran Foundation, and stated that the mission of the Jang Miran Foundation is "[to help] young athletes in minor sports."[7]

After failing to get a medal in the 2012 London Olympics, Jang decided to retire in January 2013, saying she wanted to focus on her foundation and continuing her education at Yong In University.[8]

In November 2016, Hripsime Khurshudyan of Armenia was stripped of her bronze medal for doping, allowing Jang to move into 3rd place for the Women's 75+ kg Weightlifting Division at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]

In 2016, a Korean drama based around her life called Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, aired.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2004Greece Athens, Greece+75 kg125130132.52165170172.52302.52nd, silver medalist(s)
2008China Beijing, China+75 kg130136140117518318613261st, gold medalist(s)
2012United Kingdom London, United Kingdom+75 kg120125129415816417032893rd, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada+75 kg11511512010152.5157.51653rd, bronze medalist(s)272.55
2005Qatar Doha, Qatar+75 kg1251281302nd, silver medalist(s)1621721781st, gold medalist(s)3001st, gold medalist(s)
2006Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic+75 kg1301301352nd, silver medalist(s)1701751791st, gold medalist(s)3141st, gold medalist(s)
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand+75 kg1301351381st, gold medalist(s)1711781811st, gold medalist(s)3191st, gold medalist(s)
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea+75 kg1311311362nd, silver medalist(s)1741741871st, gold medalist(s)3231st, gold medalist(s)
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey+75 kg1251301303rd, bronze medalist(s)1671761792nd, silver medalist(s)3093rd, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Games
2002South Korea Busan, South Korea+75 kg110115117.521401451552272.52nd, silver medalist(s)
2006Qatar Doha, Qatar+75 kg130135139217117818213132nd, silver medalist(s)
2010China Guangzhou, China+75 kg130130134317518118813111st, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2012South Korea Pyeongtaek, South Korea+75 kg1161201251st, gold medalist(s)1551651651st, gold medalist(s)2901st, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2001Greece Thessaloniki, Greece+75kg1051051103rd, bronze medalist(s)1401451453rd, bronze medalist(s)2503rd, bronze medalist(s)

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jang Mi-Ran". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "JANG Mi Ran". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
  3. ↑ "JANG Mi-ran". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
  4. ↑ "Progress of World Records, Women". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-08-17.
  5. ↑ "FLASH:JANG MIRAN OF SOUTH KOREA BREAKS WOMEN'S 75KG WEIGHTLIFTING SNATCH WORLD RECORD". Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  6. ↑ "(Asian Games) S Korea golden in baseball, weightlifting, taekwondo, fencing". Yonhap. 20 Nov 2010. Retrieved 20 Nov 2010.
  7. ↑ "Weightlifter Jang launches sports foundation". The Korea Herald. 1 Feb 2012. Retrieved 22 Nov 2014.
  8. ↑ "Jang mi-ran bids emotional farewell to weightlifting". The Korea Times. 10 Jan 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 22 Nov 2014.
  9. ↑ "London 2012: Yuliya Zaripova among 12 disqualified after retests". BBC. 21 Nov 2016. Retrieved 14 Mar 2017.
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