Kim Un-guk

Kim Un-guk

Personal information
Born	28 October 1988 (age 27)
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 2014 Almaty – 62 kg 2011 Paris – 62 kg 2013 Wrocław – 62 kg 2015 Houston – 62 kg Asian Games 2014 Incheon – 62 kg 2010 Guangzhou – 62 kg Asian Championships 2013 Astana – 62 kg 2011 Tongling – 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; born 28 October 1988) is a North Korean weightlifter,^[2] a Labor Hero and People's Sportsman.^[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]

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	62 kg	145	150	153	1	170	174	174	2	327
World Championships
2010	Antalya, Turkey	62 kg	140	145	147		170	173	173		320
2011	Paris, France	62 kg	140	145	150		161	170	175		320
2013	Wrocław, Poland	62 kg	145	150	154		170	173	173		320
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	62 kg	145	150	150		170	174	175		325
2015	Houston, United States	62 kg	146	151	155		172	177	179		328
Asian Games
2010	Guangzhou, China	62 kg	140	145	147	1	170	175	175	2	317
2014	Incheon, South Korea	62 kg	147	152	154	1	170	174	178	1	332
Asian Championships
2011	Tongling, China	62 kg	140	140	140		160	165	166		306
2013	Astana, Kazakhstan	62 kg	145	145	152		170	174	--		315

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. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
5. "North Korea's Kim Un Guk wins 62kg weightlifting Olympic gold". Retrieved 2012-07-30.
6. "DPRK Weightlifter Breaks World Record in Olympiad". Korean Central News Agency. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

External links

• the-sports.org
• Kim Un-guk at Sports Reference