O Kang-chol explained

O Kang-chol
Nationality:North Korean
Birth Date:1993 9, df=yes
Weight:72.85 kg
Country:North Korea
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:–73 kg

O Kang-Chol or O Khang-Chol (born 16 September 1993) is a North Korean weightlifter and Asian Games Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[1]

Career

He competed at the 69 kg class at the 2018 Asian Games and won a gold medal in that event.[2] [3] Later in 2018 he competed in the newly created 73 kg weight class and finished fifth overall at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
width=60 1width=60 2width=60 3width=45 Rankwidth=60 1width=60 2width=60 3width=45 Rank
World Championships
align=left 148 152 154 5 185 185 192 9 339 5
align=left 150 154 156 5 185 191 193 347
Asian Championships
201769 kg 143 148 151 176 183 187 331
201973 kg 150 154 154 183 188 188 338
Asian Games
2018147 151 153 1 181 185 188 2 336

Notes and References

  1. http://ashgabat2018.com/img/startlistv2/M73A.pdf PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg
  2. Web site: North Korea's O Kang-chol wins gold in men's 69kg weightlifting. The Korea Herald. 22 August 2018 . 30 December 2018.
  3. Web site: EMOTIONAL NORTH KOREAN DEDICATES ASIAN GAMES GOLD TO HIS LATE MOTHER. Olympic Channel. 29 December 2018.