Kim Un-guk
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| Born | 28 October 1988 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | April 25 Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김은국 |
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| Hancha | 金恩國 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Eun-guk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ŭn-guk |
Kim Un-guk (Chosŏn'gŭl: 김은국; born 28 October 1988) is a North Korean weightlifter,[1] a Labor Hero and People's Sportsman.[2]
He received the gold medal at the Olympic Games 2012 in the Men's 62-kilogram division, setting a world record total of 327 kg (721 lb). Also, at the 2012 Olympic Games in his successful attempt at the snatch, he tied the World Record and set a new Olympic Record of 153 kg (337 lb).[3][4]
Kim is an athlete at the April 25 Sports Club.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kim Un-Guk". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Pyongyangites Meet to Welcome Women Footballers". kcnawatch.nknews.org. KCNA. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Kim Un Guk sets record to win gold. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ^ "North Korea's Kim Un Guk wins 62kg weightlifting Olympic gold". Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ^ "DPRK Weightlifter Breaks World Record in Olympiad". Korean Central News Agency. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
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