Song Kuk-hyang
_119.jpg) Song at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 February 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Song Kuk-hyang (born 1 February 2001)[1] is a North Korean weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bahrain.[2][3] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[4][5]
In 2018, Song competed in the girls' 63 kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1] She did not complete a successful Snatch and she did not compete in the Clean & Jerk.[1]
Song won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[6] She set a new world record of 154 kg in the Clean & Jerk.[6]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 2024 | Manama, Bahrain | 76 kg | 112 | 116 |  |
141 | 148 | |
264 |
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| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Hangzhou, China | 76 kg | 117 | — | 140 | 148 | 150 | — | 267 |
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| 2024 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 71 kg | 115 | |
145 | 154 | — | |
269 |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (13 December 2024). "Asian streak shattered at Manama 2024". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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