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 (1988-10-28) (age 34) Pyongyang, North Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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]
At 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]
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| 2012 | 62 kg | 145 | 150 | 153 | 1 | 170 | 174 | 2 | 327 WR | |||
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| 2010 | 62 kg | 140 | 145 | 147 | 170 | 173 | 320 | |||||
| 2011 | 62 kg | 140 | 145 | 150 | 161 | 170 | 320 | |||||
| 2013 | 62 kg | 145 | 150 | 170 | 320 | |||||||
| 2014 | 62 kg | 145 | 150 | 170 | 174 | 175 | 325 | |||||
| 2015 | 62 kg | 146 | 151 | -- | 172 | 177 | -- | -- | DSQ | |||
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| 2010 | 62 kg | 140 | 145 | 147 | 1 | 170 | 2 | 317 | ||||
| 2014 | 62 kg | 147 | 152 | 154 WR | 1 | 170 | 174 | 178 | 1 | 332 WR | ||
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