Kim Un-guk

Kim Un-guk

Personal information
Born	28 October 1988 (1988-10-28) (age 36) Pyongyang, North Korea
Sport
Club	April 25 Sports Club
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	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 2011 Paris – 62 kg 2013 Wrocław – 62 kg 2014 Almaty – 62 kg Disqualified 2015 Houston – 62 kg Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou – 62 kg 2014 Incheon – 62 kg Asian Championships 2011 Tongling – 62 kg 2013 Astana – 62 kg East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong – 62 kg

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim .

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.

He is also a Labor Hero and People's Athlete. ^[3]

Career

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]

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 WR
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	--	--	DSQ
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 WR	1	170	174	178	1	332 WR

References

1. KCNA
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Un-Guk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
3. "Pyongyangites Meet to Welcome Women Footballers". KCNA Watch . KCNA. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
4. IWF.net (31 July 2012). "Records tumble as Kim takes gold" . Retrieved 30 December 2018.
5. Kim Un Guk sets record to win gold Archived 30 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 30 July 2012.
6. "North Korea's Kim Un Guk wins 62kg weightlifting Olympic gold". Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
7. The Guardian (17 December 2015). "North Korean Olympic weightlifting champion fails doping test". TheGuardian.com . Retrieved 30 December 2018.
8. "DPRK Weightlifter Breaks World Record in Olympiad". Korean Central News Agency. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

External links

• Kim Un-guk at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Kim Un-guk at Olympedia
• Kim Un-guk at Olympics.com