Kim Un-guk

Kim Un-guk
Personal information
Born 28 October 1988 (1988-10-28) (age 29)
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)
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
2012 London– 62 kg
World Championships
2010 Antalya– 62 kg
2011 Paris– 62 kg
2013 Wrocław– 62 kg
2014 Almaty– 62 kg
Disqualified2015 Houston– 62 kg
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou– 62 kg
2014 Incheon– 62 kg
Asian Championships
2011 Tongling– 62 kg
2013 Astana– 62 kg
East Asian Games
2009 Hong Kong– 62 kg
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl 김은국
Hancha 金銀國[1]
Revised Romanization Gim Eun-guk
McCune–Reischauer Kim Ŭn-guk

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

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 Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  5. ↑ "North Korea's Kim Un Guk wins 62kg weightlifting Olympic gold". Archived from the original on 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  6. ↑ "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.


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