Om Yun-chol

Om Yun-chol

Personal information
Nationality	North Korean
Born	(1991-11-18) November 18, 1991 North Hamgyong, North Korea
Height	152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	55.69 kg (122.8 lb)
Sport
Country	North Korea
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	56 kg
Team	Amnokgang Sports Team
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Snatch: 134 kg (2016) Clean and jerk: 171 kg (2015, WR) Total: 303 kg (2016)
Medal record Representing  North Korea Men's weightlifting Olympic Games 2012 London –56 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro –56 kg World Championships 2013 Wrocław –56 kg 2014 Almaty –56 kg 2015 Houston –56 kg Asian Games 2014 Incheon –56 kg 2018 Jakarta-Palembang –56 kg Asian Championships 2013 Astana –56 kg

Om Yun-chol or Um Yoon-chul (Korean: 엄윤철; Korean pronunciation: [ʌ.mjun.tsʰʌl] or [ʌm] [jun.tsʰʌl]; born 18 November 1991)^[1] is a North Korean weightlifter. He is 152 centimetres (5 ft 0 in) and weighs 56 kilograms (123 lb).^[1] Om represents the Amnokgang Sports Team.^[2]

Career

He won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the men's 56 kg event.^[1] He became only the fifth man to ever clean and jerk three times his own body weight.^[3] He is also the fourth man to lift over 3 times bodyweight multiple times after succeeding in breaking the world record clean and jerk of 169 kg in the –56 kg weight class during the Asian Interclub Championships.^[4]

At the men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Om was a favorite to renew his gold from London. After breaking his own Olympic record with a lift of 169 kg, Om was surpassed by Long Qingquan and had to settle for the silver medal.^[5]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2012	London, United Kingdom	56 kg	120	125	125	6	160	165	168	1	293
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	56 kg	128	132	134	2	165	169	169	2	303
World Championships
2011	Paris, France	56 kg	115	118	118	10	152	152	152	5	267	6
2013	Wrocław, Poland	56 kg	124	127	130		162	170	--		289
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	56 kg	124	124	128	5	162	162	168		296
2015	Houston, United States	56 kg	127	131	133		165	171	175		302
Asian Games
2014	Incheon, South Korea	56 kg	123	128	131	3	160	166	170	1	298
2018	Jakarta, Indonesia	56 kg	127	131	131	2	160	172	172	1	287
Asian Championships
2013	Astana, Kazakhstan	56 kg	122	126	126		160	169	169		286
Asian Interclub Championships
2013	Pyongyang, North Korea	56 kg	115	118	120		155	169	--		289
World Junior Championships
2011	Penang, Malaysia	56 kg	115	121	121	6	150	156	156		271	4

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