Im Yong-su (Korean: 임용수;[1] born February 9, 1980) is a North Korean weightlifter.[2] He won a gold medal in the men's 62 kg division at the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships in Warsaw, Poland, with a total of 315.0 kilograms.[3] He also captured two silver medals at the Asian Games (2002 in Busan, South Korea, and 2006 in Doha, Qatar).[4] Im competed for the same division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but he neither completed the event, nor claimed an Olympic medal.
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| Nationality |  North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 62 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 임용수 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Im Yong-su | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Im Yong-su | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eight years after competing in his first Olympics, Im qualified for the third time in the men's featherweight category (62 kg), as a 28-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing second from the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand.[5] Im, however, did not finish the event, as he successfully lifted 138 kg in the single-motion snatch, but failed to hoist 168 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk.[6]
References
edit- ^ "2007년 10대 최우수선수,감독 선정" [Ten Best Players and Coaches for 2007 Listed in DPRK] (in Korean). Pyongyang: Korean Central News Agency. 2008-01-05.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Im Yong-Su". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "World record caps weightlifting championships". USA Today. 24 November 2002. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "Qiu Le wins fifth weightlifting gold for China in Doha". Xinhua News Agency. China Economic Net. 4 December 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "Yang Fan wins men's 62kg in weightlifting worlds". Xinhua News Agency. People's Daily Online (China). 19 September 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 62kg (137 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
External links
edit- NBC Olympics Profile
- Im Yong-su at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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