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| Nationality | North Korean |
| Born | 5 February 1993 Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 75.90 kg (167 lb) |
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| Country | North Korea |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | –76 kg |
| Club | Kigwancha Sports Club |
Medal record | |
Rim Jong-sim (Korean pronunciation: [ɾim.dzʌŋ.ɕim] or [ɾim] [tsʌŋ.ɕim]; born 5 February 1993) is a North Korean retired[1] weightlifter, two time Olympic Champion, World Champion, Asian Games gold[2] and bronze medalist, and Asian Champion competing in the 69 kg and 75 kg category until 2018 and 76 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]
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Jong Sim Rim (PKR) Wins Women's 69kg Weightlifting Gold -- London 2012 Olympics
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Rim takes gold in Women's 75kg Weightlifting
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Career
She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the women's 69 kg event.[4][5] Four years later, she won the gold medal at the women's 75 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6][7][8]
Personal life
Has a younger sister Rim Un-sim[2] who is an Olympic weightlifter in 64 kg division.
She is a mother.[1]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2012 |  London, Great Britain |
69 kg | 111 | 115 | 1 | 142 | 146 | 1 | 261 | 
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| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
75 kg | 117 | 121 | 1 | 145 | 153 | 1 | 274 |
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Antalya, Turkey |
63 kg | 100 | 104 | 5 | 127 | 7 | 231 | 6 | |||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan |
75 kg | 115 | 120 | 123 | 4 | 147 | 153 | |
276 | 
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| 2015 |  Houston, United States |
75 kg | 120 | 125 |  |
150 | 155 | |
280 |
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| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
76 kg | 115 | 119 | |
145 | 150 | |
269 |
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| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
76 kg | 120 | 124 CWR | |
148 | 152 | |
276 |
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| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Guangzhou, China |
69 kg | 100 | 103 | 3 | 126 | 129 | 4 | 232 | 4 | ||
| 2014 |  Incheon, South Korea |
75 kg | 118 | 4 | 146 | 153 | 3 | 271 |
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| 2018 |  Jakarta, Indonesia |
75 kg | 110 | 113 | 116 | 1 | 137 | 142 | 147 | 1 | 263 |
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| 2019 | Ningbo, China |
76 kg | 115 | 119 | 123 WR | |
148 | 152 | 155 | |
278 CWR |
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References
- ^ a b Oliver, Brian (8 October 2023). "North Korea's record-breaking weightlifters - "they're so good it's scary"". InsideTheGames. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "N. Korea's sister power: Rim Jong-sim wins gold in women's 75kg weightlifting". The Korea Herald. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 76 kg
- ^ "Rim Jong-sim". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Weightlifting: Rim extends North Korea's golden run". Reuters. August 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Jong Sim Rim". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "2018 Asian Games profile". Archived from the original on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "Gold at last for North Korea". Reuters. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
Further reading
- "Double Olympic Gold Medallist". Naenara. 17 March 2017.
External links
- RIM Jong Sim at the International Weightlifting Federation (archive)
- Rim Jong-Sim at Olympedia
- Jong Sim RIM at Olympics.com
- Jong Sim RIM at Olympic.org (archived)
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