Om Yun-chol

This is a Korean name; the family name is Om.
Om Yun-chol
Personal information
Nationality North Korean
Born (1991-11-18) November 18, 1991
North Hamgyong, North Korea
Height 152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight 55.69 kg (122.8 lb)
Sport
Country  North Korea
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 56 kg
Team Amnokgang Sports Team
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 134 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 171 kg (2015, WR)
  • Total: 303 kg (2016)
Medal record
Representing  North Korea
Men's weightlifting
Olympic Games
2012 London –56 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro –56 kg
World Championships
2013 Wrocław –56 kg
2014 Almaty –56 kg
2015 Houston –56 kg
Asian Games
2014 Incheon –56 kg
Asian Championships
2013 Astana –56 kg
Om Yun-chol
Hangul 엄윤철
Hanja 嚴潤哲
Revised Romanization Eom Yuncheol
McCune–Reischauer Ŏm Yunch'ŏl

Om Yun-chol (Korean: 엄윤철; born 18 November 1991)[1] is a North Korean weightlifter. He is 152 centimetres (5 ft 0 in) and weighs 56 kilograms (123 lb).[1] Om represents the Amnokgang Sports Team.[2]

Career

He won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the men's 56 kg event.[1] He became only the fifth man to ever clean and jerk three times his own body weight.[3] He is also the fourth man to lift over 3 times bodyweight multiple times after succeeding in breaking the world record clean and jerk of 169 kg in the –56 kg weight class during the Asian Interclub Championships.[4]

At the men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Om was a favorite to renew his gold from London. After breaking his own Olympic record with a lift of 169 kg, Om was surpassed by Long Qingquan and had to settle for the silver medal.[5]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 56 kg 120125125616016516812931st, gold medalist(s)
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 56 kg 128132134216516916923032nd, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2011 France Paris, France 56 kg 1151181181015215215252676
2013 Poland Wrocław, Poland 56 kg 1241271302nd, silver medalist(s)162170--1st, gold medalist(s)2891st, gold medalist(s)
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 56 kg 12412412851621621681st, gold medalist(s)2961st, gold medalist(s)
2015 United States Houston, United States 56 kg 1271311333rd, bronze medalist(s)1651711751st, gold medalist(s)3021st, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2014 South Korea Incheon, South Korea 56 kg 123128131316016617012981st, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2013 Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan 56 kg 1221261261st, gold medalist(s)1601691691st, gold medalist(s)2861st, gold medalist(s)
Asian Interclub Championships
2013 North Korea Pyongyang, North Korea 56 kg 1151181201st, gold medalist(s)155169--1st, gold medalist(s)2891st, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2011 Malaysia Penang, Malaysia 56 kg 11512112161501561561st, gold medalist(s)2714

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Om Yun-chol". London2012.com. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ "DPRK's Best Players, Coaches for 2013". kcnawatch.nknews.org. KCNA. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Chidlovski, Arthur. "Who in the World Has Ever Lifted Three Times Their Own Body Weight?". Lift Up. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.iwf.net/results/world-records/
  5. ↑ John G. Grisafi (8 August 2016). "North Korea wins its first medal of 2016 Olympics". NK News. Retrieved 2016-08-08.


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