Rim Jong-sim

Rim Jong-sim
Personal information
Nationality North Korean
Born (1993-02-05) 5 February 1993
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country  North Korea
Sport Weightlifting
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
2012 London–69 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro–75 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
2015 Houston–75 kg
Rim Jong-sim
Chosŏn'gŭl 림정심
Revised Romanization Im Jeongsim
McCune–Reischauer Rim Chŏngsim

Rim Jong-sim (Korean pronunciation: [ɾim.dzʌŋ.ɕim] or [ɾim] [tsʌŋ.ɕim]; born 5 February 1993) is a North Korean weightlifter. She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the women's 69 kg event.[1] Four years later, she won the gold medal at the women's 75 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Rim Jong-sim". London2012.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Jong Sim Rim". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

Further reading

  • "Double Olympic Gold Medallist". Naenara. 17 March 2017.



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