Kim Il-gyong
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| Born | 27 July 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | North Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 59 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim Il-gyong (Korean: 김일경; born 27 July 2003) is a North Korean weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bahrain.[1] Kim also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[2][3] She set a new world record in the Snatch.[4]
Kim won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
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| 2024 | Manama, Bahrain | 59 kg | 103 | 106 | 108 | 130 | 134 | 141 CWR | 249 CWR | |||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Hangzhou, China | 59 kg | 103 | 107 | 111 CWR | — | 127 | 132 | 135 | — | 246 | |
References
- ^ "2024 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "N. Korea dominates in weightlifting in return to int'l sports competition". The Korea Times. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Weightlifting Medalists" (PDF). 2022 Asian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (8 October 2023). "North Korea's record-breaking weightlifters - "they're so good it's scary"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.