Kim Myong-nam

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Kim Myong-Nam
Personal information
Born (1969-02-08) 8 February 1969 (age 56)
Weight69.70 kg (153.7 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of North Korea.svg North Korea
Sport Weightlifting
Weight class70 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 75 Kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 70 Kg
Updated on 4 October 2016
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김명남
Revised Romanization Gim Myeong-Nam
McCune–Reischauer Kim Myŏng-Nam

Kim Myong-Nam (born 8 February 1969) is a North Korean male weightlifter, competing in the 70 kg category and representing North Korea at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 75 kg event and the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 70 kg event. [1] [2] [3] He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1997 World Weightlifting Championships. [4]

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Kim set three world records – one in the snatch, one in the clean & jerk, and one in the total.

Major results

Bronze medal icon.svg - 1989 World Championships Lightweight class (327.5 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg - 1990 World Championships Lightweight class (342.5 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg - 1991 World Championships Lightweight class (340.0 kg)
Bronze medal icon.svg - 1993 World Championships Middleweight class (362.5 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg - 1990 Asian Games Middleweight class
YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Summer Olympics
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta, United States 70 kg ——Silver medal icon.svg
1992 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spain 75 kg ——Bronze medal icon.svg
World Championships
1997 Flag of Thailand.svg Chiang Mai, Thailand 70 kg 155.0157.5 157.5 —185.0 185.0 ———DQ

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Myong-Nam". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kim Myong-Nam". Database Olympics. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ↑ John Grasso; Bill Mallon; Jeroen Heijmans (14 May 2015). Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 317–. ISBN   978-1-4422-4860-1 . Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics – 2007 World Championships – Kim Myong-Nam" (PDF). iwf.net. p. Y3. Retrieved 23 June 2016.


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