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

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
width=60	1	width=60	2	width=60	3	width=45	Rank	width=60	1	width=60	2	width=60	3	width=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
2017		69 kg	143	148	151		176	183	187		331
2019		73 kg	150	154	154		183	188	188		338
Asian Games
2018			147	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.