Rim Jong-sim (Korean pronunciation: [ɾim.dzʌŋ.ɕim] or [ɾim] [tsʌŋ.ɕim]; born 5 February 1993) is a North Korean retired[1] weightlifter, two time Olympic Champion, World Champion, Asian Games gold[2] and bronze medalist, and Asian Champion competing in the 69 kg and 75 kg category until 2018 and 76 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]
 Rim in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | North Korean |
| Born | 5 February 1993 Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 75.90 kg (167 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | –76 kg |
| Club | Kigwancha Sports Club |
Medal record | |
| Rim Jong-sim | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 림정심 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Im Jeongsim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Rim Chŏngsim |
Career edit
She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the women's 69 kg event.[4][5] Four years later, she won the gold medal at the women's 75 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6][7][8]
Personal life edit
Has a younger sister Rim Un-sim[2] who is an Olympic weightlifter in 64 kg division.
She is a mother.[1]
Major results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2012 |  London, Great Britain |
69 kg | 111 | 115 | 1 | 142 | 146 | 1 | 261 | 
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| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
75 kg | 117 | 121 | 1 | 145 | 153 | 1 | 274 |
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Antalya, Turkey |
63 kg | 100 | 104 | 5 | 127 | 7 | 231 | 6 | |||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
75 kg | 115 | 120 | 123 | 4 | 147 | 153 | |
276 | 
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| 2015 |  Houston, United States |
75 kg | 120 | 125 |  |
150 | 155 | |
280 |
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| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
76 kg | 115 | 119 | |
145 | 150 | |
269 |
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| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
76 kg | 120 | 124 CWR | |
148 | 152 | |
276 |
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| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Guangzhou, China |
69 kg | 100 | 103 | 3 | 126 | 129 | 4 | 232 | 4 | ||
| 2014 |  Incheon, South Korea |
75 kg | 118 | 4 | 146 | 153 | 3 | 271 |
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| 2018 |  Jakarta, Indonesia |
75 kg | 110 | 113 | 116 | 1 | 137 | 142 | 147 | 1 | 263 |
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| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ningbo, China |
76 kg | 115 | 119 | 123 WR | |
148 | 152 | 155 | |
278 CWR |
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References edit
- ^ a b Oliver, Brian (8 October 2023). "North Korea's record-breaking weightlifters - "they're so good it's scary"". InsideTheGames. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "N. Korea's sister power: Rim Jong-sim wins gold in women's 75kg weightlifting". The Korea Herald. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 76 kg
- ^ "Rim Jong-sim". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Weightlifting: Rim extends North Korea's golden run". Reuters. August 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Jong Sim Rim". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "2018 Asian Games profile". Archived from the original on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "Gold at last for North Korea". Reuters. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
Further reading edit
- "Double Olympic Gold Medallist". Naenara. 17 March 2017.
External links edit
- RIM Jong Sim at the International Weightlifting Federation (archive)
- Rim Jong-Sim at Olympedia
- Jong Sim RIM at Olympics.com
- Jong Sim RIM at Olympic.org (archived)
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