Bak Joo-hyo explained

Bak Joo-hyo
Alt:	A Korean man wearing a white top with the South Korean flag on it and a red lanyard.
Nationality:	South Korean
Birth Date:	1997 6, df=yes
Birth Place:	Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea^[1]
Weight:	72.71 kg
Country:	South Korea
Sport:	Weightlifting
Event:	73 kg

Korean name
Color:	lightgrey
Hangul:	박주효
Hanja:	朴主孝
Rr:	Bak Juhyo
Mr:	Pak Chuhyo

Bak Joo-hyo (; born 29 June 1997) is a South Korean weightlifter and amateur singer.^{[2] [3]}

Career

As a junior, Bak participated in competitions such as the 2016 and 2017 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships, as well as the 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships where he placed fourth, second, and third respectively.^{[4] [5] [6]}

As a senior, he participated in the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in the men's 73 kg category for his world championship debut. He placed seventh with a 337 kg total.^[7]

The following years he participated at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships once again in the men's 73 kg category, where he finished with no total as he failed all lifts.^[8] He also participated in the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships, winning his first minor continental medal with a silver in the clean and jerk with a 191 kg lift. With a 340 kg total, he placed fourth.^[9]

In August 2024, Bak competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 334 kg in total and placed seventh.

Singing career

Bak started singing when he was younger. He considers singing as a career option after he retires from weightlifting. After weightlifting training, he usually goes to singing rooms to practice singing.^[10]

TV appearance

Bak participated in the second episode of the tenth season of the South Korean version of I Can See Your Voice, where he won the episode.

2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships

During the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships, his TV appearance at I Can See Your Voice has been featured on the big screen at the Jinju Arena everyday. After competing in his session, he gave a performance in between sessions.^[11]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
width=65	1	width=65	2	width=65	3	width=45	Rank	width=65	1	width=65	2	width=65	3	width=45	Rank
Olympic Games
	align=left	Paris, France		146	147	150		186	187	196		334	7
World Championships
	align=left	Pattaya, Thailand		147	151	155	9	186	186	191	5	337	7
	align=left	Bogotá, Colombia		148	148	149	—	186	188	191	—	—	—
	align=left	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia		143	143	147	17	180	187	192		330	9
IWF World Cup
	Phuket, Thailand	73 kg	147	147	150	14	192	195	199		345	5
Asian Games
	align=left	Hangzhou, China		142	147	147	6	180	193	193	6	327	6
Asian Championships
	align=left	Jinju, South Korea	73 kg	146	149	152	6	186	190	191		340	4
	align=left	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	73 kg	141	146	147	9	183	186	193		327	5
Junior World Championships
	align=left	Tokyo, Japan	69 kg	132	137	138	5	167	172	172	5	305
Asian Junior Championships
2016	align=left	Tokyo, Japan	69 kg	128	132	134	5	166	170	172		300	4
2017	align=left	Kathmandu, Nepal	69 kg	133	137	137		166	172	173		310

Notes and References

1. Web site: 고양시청 박주효, 전국역도선수권 3관왕 올라. Gyeonggi Newspaper. Soo. Jeong-min. ko. 14 June 2022. 27 May 2023.
2. Web site: Watch These Two Weightlifters Perform An Unbelievable 280-Kilogram Tandem Clean & Jerk. BarBend. Dickson. Jake. en. 16 November 2022. 27 May 2023.
3. Web site: 춘리, 과거사진 청순 반전 "드레스 입은 모습 보여주고 싶어" (너목보10)[어제TV]]. Newsen. Yoo. Kyung-sang. ko. 30 March 2023. 27 May 2023.
4. Web site: 2016 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships Results. International Weightlifting Federation. en. 28 May 2023.
5. Web site: 2017 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships Results. International Weightlifting Federation. en. 28 May 2023.
6. Web site: 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results. International Weightlifting Federation. en. 28 May 2023.
7. Web site: World Weightlifting Championships 2019 – M73. Weightlifting House. Kent. Dan. September 17, 2019 . en. 28 May 2023.
8. Web site: 2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results. International Weightlifting Federation. en. 28 May 2023.
9. Web site: Weightlifting gold for Japan and a women's medal for Iran at Asian Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. Oliver. Brian. May 8, 2023 . en. 28 May 2023.
10. Web site: Jinju, Day 4: Weightlifting gold for Japan and a women's medal for Iran at Asian Championships. International Weightlifting Federation. Oliver. Brian. 8 May 2023. 8 September 2023.
11. Web site: @b_hyodung (73kg, South Korea) clean and jerking 191kg/420lb to win the C&J silver medal at the 2023 Asians! A couple of months ago he appeared on a South Korean singing TV show called "I Can See Your Voice" and he decided to give another performance in between sessions (after competing) — so we've overlaid part of his performance and the audio on this video. His whole performance in Jinju was almost four minutes — should we put it on the story?. Hookgrip . 8 May 2023 . 8 September 2023 .