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]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 February 1969 | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69.70 kg (153.7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  North Korea | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 70 kg | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김명남 | |||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gim Myeong-nam | |||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Myŏng-nam | |||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
- 1989 World Championships Lightweight class (327.5 kg)
- 1990 World Championships Lightweight class (342.5 kg)- - 1991 World Championships Lightweight class (340.0 kg)
- - 1993 World Championships Middleweight class (362.5 kg)
- - 1990 Asian Games Middleweight class
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 1996 |  Atlanta, United States |
70 kg | — | — | 
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| 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain |
75 kg | — | — | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1997 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand |
70 kg | 155.0 | — | — | — | — | DQ | ||||
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kim Myong-Nam". Database Olympics. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics – 2007 World Championships – Kim Myong-Nam" (PDF). iwf.net. p. Y3. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
External links edit
- Kim Myong-nam at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Kim Myong-nam at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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