The following are the records of North Korea in Olympic weightlifting . Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Weightlifting Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
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Current records
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
55 kg
Snatch
128 kg
Om Yun-chol
18 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[1] [2]
Clean & Jerk
166 kg
Om Yun-chol
18 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[1] [2]
Total
294 kg
Om Yun-chol
18 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[1] [2]
61 kg
Snatch
136 kg
Pak Myong-jin
1 October 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
Clean & Jerk
171 kg
Pak Myong-jin
1 October 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
Total
307 kg
Pak Myong-jin
1 October 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
67 kg
Snatch
144 kg
Ri Won-ju
4 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[3]
Clean & Jerk
189 kg
Ri Won-ju
4 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[4]
Total
333 kg
Ri Won-ju
4 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[5]
73 kg
Snatch
155 kg
Ri Chong-song
4 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[6]
Clean & Jerk
193 kg
O Kang-chol
21 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[1]
Total
347 kg
O Kang-chol
21 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[1]
81 kg
Snatch
169 kg
Ri Chong-song
4 October 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
Clean & Jerk
209 kg
Ri Chong-song
9 December 2023
IWF Grand Prix II
Doha , Qatar
[7]
Total
374 kg
Ri Chong-song
9 December 2023
IWF Grand Prix II
Doha , Qatar
[8]
89 kg
Snatch
168 kg
Ro Kwang-ryol
10 December 2023
IWF Grand Prix II
Doha , Qatar
[9]
Clean & Jerk
211 kg
Ro Kwang-ryol
10 December 2023
IWF Grand Prix II
Doha , Qatar
[10]
Total
379 kg
Ro Kwang-ryol
10 December 2023
IWF Grand Prix II
Doha , Qatar
[11]
96 kg
Snatch
170 kg
Ro Kwang-ryol
5 October 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
Clean & Jerk
219 kg
Won Jong-beom
7 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[12]
Total
389 kg
Won Jong-beom
7 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[13]
102 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
109 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
+109 kg
Snatch
157 kg
Cha Kang-jin
27 October 2019
Asian Youth & Junior Championships
Pyongyang , North Korea
[14]
Clean & Jerk
Total
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref,
45 kg
Snatch
87 kg
Won Hyon-sim
31 March 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[15]
Clean & Jerk
109 kg
Won Hyon-sim
31 March 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[16]
Total
196 kg
Won Hyon-sim
31 March 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[17]
49 kg
Snatch
97 kg
Ri Song-gum
1 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[18]
Clean & Jerk
125 kg
Ri Song-gum
4 February 2024
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[19]
Total
221 kg
Ri Song-gum
1 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[20]
55 kg
Snatch
104 kg
Kang Hyon-gyong
4 February 2024
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[21]
Clean & Jerk
131 kg
Kang Hyon-gyong
2 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[22]
Total
234 kg
Kang Hyon-gyong
2 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[23]
59 kg
Snatch
111 kg
Kim Il-gyong
2 October 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
[24]
Clean & Jerk
138 kg
Choe Hyo-sim
21 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[1]
Total
246 kg
Kim Il-gyong
2 October 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
[25]
64 kg
Snatch
114 kg
Kim Hyo-sim
24 April 2019
Asian Championships
Ningbo , China
[26]
Clean & Jerk
146 kg
Ri Suk
9 December 2023
IWF Grand Prix II
Doha , Qatar
[27]
Total
260 kg
Ri Suk
9 December 2023
IWF Grand Prix II
Doha , Qatar
[28]
71 kg
Snatch
115 kg
Song Kuk-hyang
7 February 2024
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[29]
Clean & Jerk
154 kg
Song Kuk-hyang
7 February 2024
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[30]
Total
269 kg
Song Kuk-hyang
7 February 2024
Asian Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[31]
76 kg
Snatch
124 kg
Rim Jong-sim
24 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[1]
Clean & Jerk
155 kg
Rim Jong-sim
26 April 2019
Asian Championships
Ningbo , China
[26]
Total
278 kg
Rim Jong-sim
26 April 2019
Asian Championships
Ningbo , China
[26]
81 kg
Snatch
106 kg
Kim Un-song
24 October 2019
Asian Youth & Junior Championships
Pyongyang , North Korea
[32]
Clean & Jerk
131 kg
Kim Un-song
24 October 2019
Asian Youth & Junior Championships
Pyongyang , North Korea
[32]
Total
237 kg
Kim Un-song
24 October 2019
Asian Youth & Junior Championships
Pyongyang , North Korea
[32]
87 kg
Snatch
115 kg
Kim Un-ju
26 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[1]
Clean & Jerk
154 kg
Kim Un-ju
27 February 2019
World Cup
Fuzhou , China
[33]
Total
269 kg
Kim Un-ju
26 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[1]
+87 kg
Snatch
130 kg
Kim Kuk-hyang
10 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[6]
Clean & Jerk
173 kg
Kim Kuk-hyang
27 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[1]
Total
303 kg
Kim Kuk-hyang
27 September 2019
World Championships
Pattaya , Thailand
[1]
Historical records
Men (1998–2018)
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
56 kg
Snatch
134 kg
Om Yun-chol
7 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[34]
Clean & Jerk
171 kg
Om Yun-chol
21 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[35]
Total
303 kg
Om Yun-chol
7 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[34]
62 kg
Snatch
154 kg
Kim Un-guk
21 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[36]
Clean & Jerk
178 kg
Kim Un-guk
21 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[36]
Total
332 kg
Kim Un-guk
21 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[36]
69 kg
Snatch
160 kg
Kim Myong-hyok
22 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[36]
Clean & Jerk
187 kg
Kim Myong-hyok
23 November 2015
World Championships
Houston , United States
[35]
Total
342 kg
Kim Myong-hyok
22 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[36]
77 kg
Snatch
168 kg
Kim Kwang-song
23 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[36]
Clean & Jerk
200 kg
Kim Kwang-song
12 November 2014
World Championships
Almaty , Kazakhstan
[37]
Total
363 kg
Kim Kwang-song
23 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[36]
85 kg
Snatch
158 kg
Jon Myong-song
24 August 2018
Asian Games
Jakarta , Indonesia
[38]
Clean & Jerk
190 kg
Jon Myong-song
24 August 2018
Asian Games
Jakarta , Indonesia
[38]
Total
348 kg
Jon Myong-song
24 August 2018
Asian Games
Jakarta , Indonesia
[38]
94 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
105 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
+105 kg
Snatch
122 kg
Ri Jae-gyong
11 December 2009
East Asian Games
Hong Kong , China
[39]
Clean & Jerk
165 kg
Ri Jae-gyong
11 December 2009
East Asian Games
Hong Kong , China
[39]
Total
287 kg
Ri Jae-gyong
11 December 2009
East Asian Games
Hong Kong , China
[39]
Women (1998–2018)
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
48 kg
Snatch
87 kg
Ri Song-gum
20 August 2018
Asian Games
Jakarta , Indonesia
[38]
Clean & Jerk
112 kg
Ryang Chun-hwa
28 July 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[40]
Total
199 kg
Ri Song-gum
20 August 2018
Asian Games
Jakarta , Indonesia
[38]
53 kg
Snatch
97.5 kg
Ri Song-hui
20 November 2002
World Championships
Warsaw , Poland
[41]
Clean & Jerk
127.5 kg
Ri Song-hui
20 November 2002
World Championships
Warsaw , Poland
[41]
Total
225 kg
Ri Song-hui
20 November 2002
World Championships
Warsaw , Poland
[41]
58 kg
Snatch
105 kg
Ri Jong-hwa
24 June 2013
Asian Championships
Astana , Kazakhstan
[42]
Clean & Jerk
134 kg
Ri Jong-hwa
22 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[36]
Total
237 kg
Ri Jong-hwa
15 September 2013
Asian Cup
Pyongyang , North Korea
[43]
63 kg
Snatch
109 kg
Jo Pok-hyang
23 October 2013
World Championships
Wrocław , Poland
Clean & Jerk
143 kg
Choe Hyo-sim
9 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[34]
Total
249 kg
Jo Pok-hyang
23 October 2013
World Championships
Wrocław , Poland
69 kg
Snatch
121 kg
Ryo Un-hui
24 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[36]
Clean & Jerk
146 kg
Rim Jong-sim
1 August 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[40]
Total
265 kg
Ryo Un-hui
14 November 2014
World Championships
Almaty , Kazakhstan
[37]
75 kg
Snatch
128 kg
Kim Un-ju
25 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[36]
Clean & Jerk
164 kg
Kim Un-ju
25 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[36]
Total
292 kg
Kim Un-ju
25 September 2014
Asian Games
Incheon , South Korea
[36]
90 kg
Snatch
117 kg
Kim Un-ju
17 September 2013
Asian Interclub Championships
Pyongyang , North Korea
[44]
Clean & Jerk
152 kg
Kim Un-ju
17 September 2013
Asian Interclub Championships
Pyongyang , North Korea
[44]
Total
269 kg
Kim Un-ju
17 September 2013
Asian Interclub Championships
Pyongyang , North Korea
[44]
+90 kg
Snatch
132 kg
Kim Kuk-hyang
25 August 2017
Summer Universiade
New Taipei , Taiwan
[45]
Clean & Jerk
175 kg
Kim Kuk-hyang
14 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[34]
Total
306 kg
Kim Kuk-hyang
14 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[34]
References
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