Ri Song-gum

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Ri Song-gum
Personal information
Born (1997-10-17) October 17, 1997 (age 27)
North Korea
Height140 cm (4 ft 7 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
Sport Weightlifting
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Pattaya –49 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Manama –49 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta-Palembang –48 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou –49 kg
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
리성금
Revised Romanization I Seong-geum
McCune–Reischauer Ri Sŏng-gŭm

Ri Song-gum (born 17 October 1997) is a North Korean female weightlifter, [1] competing in the 49 kg category and representing North Korea at international competitions. [2]

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She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. [3]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
World Championships
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Houston, United States 48 kg 7781838107110111Gold medal icon.svg1914
2018 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 49 kg 858585-103103-6--
2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaya, Thailand 49 kg 898992Bronze medal icon.svg115115118Bronze medal icon.svg204Bronze medal icon.svg
Asian Games
2018 Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta, Indonesia 48 kg 85879021121171171199Gold medal icon.svg
2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hangzhou, China 49 kg 9092952117122124 CWR 1216 CWR Gold medal icon.svg

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References

  1. "IWRP - Weightlifting Database".
  2. "Weightlifting - Song Gum Ri (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)". The-sports.org. 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  3. "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Ri Song Gum". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.