Jang Mi-Ran
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's weightlifting | ||
Competitor for  South Korea |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | +75 kg |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | +75 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2005 Doha | +75 kg |
| Gold | 2006 Santo Domingo | +75 kg |
| Gold | 2007 Chiang Mai | +75 kg |
| Gold | 2009 Goyang | +75 kg |
| Bronze | 2010 Antalya | +75 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
| Gold | 2010 Guangzhou | +75 kg |
| Silver | 2006 Qatar | +75 kg |
| Silver | 2002 Busan | +75 kg |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 장미란 |
| Hanja | 張美蘭 |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Miran |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Miran |
Jang Mi-Ran (born October 9, 1983) is a female South Korean weightlifter. She is currently based in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, playing for the Goyang City Government Sports Club.
She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won the silver medal in the over 75 kg competition, with a total of 302.5 kg.[1]
On September 26, 2007, Jang won her third straight world championship overall title in the women's over 75 kg category by lifting 319 kg of overalls in total (138 kg in the snatch, 181 kg of overalls in the clean and jerk).[2] She also surpassed the world record, which was set by herself in May 2006 in Wonju, Korea, by one kilogram. Mu Shuangshuang, who lifted 319 kg in overalls as well, ranked second because of bodyweight, but broke the record an attempt earlier.[3]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal in the +75 kg category. She broke the world records in the snatch with 140 kg, in the clean and jerk with 186 kg, and combined with 326 kg.
She won the gold medal in over 75-kilogram division at 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. With this medal, which was her first gold in Asian Games, she completed the weightlifting equivalent of a "grand slam" as champion in the Summer Olympics, world championships and Asian Games.[4]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "JANG Mi Ran". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=633.
- ^ "JANG Mi-ran". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=431.
- ^ "Progress of World Records, Women". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/results/record_progw.php.
- ^ "(Asian Games) S Korea golden in baseball, weightlifting, taekwondo, fencing". Yonhap. 20 Nov 2010. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2010/11/19/31/0702000000AEN20101119008700315F.HTML. Retrieved 20 Nov 2010.
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