Pak Jong-ju (born 14 March 1997) is a North Korean weightlifter[1][2] competing in the 69 kg and 62 kg categories until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]
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| Nationality | North Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66.95 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –67 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | April 25 Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe was the Gold Medalist at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics[4] in the 62 kg category. In 2018 he competed in the newly created 67 kg division at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships and finished sixth.[5]
He competed at the 2019 IWF World Cup (a qualifying event for the 2020 Summer Olympics) held in Fuzhou.[6] He won a gold medal in the total with 318 kg competing in the 67 kg division.[7]
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
67 kg | 140 | 10 | 175 | 6 | 315 | 6 | ||||
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
67 kg | 142 | 9 | 178 | 184 | 188 WR |  |
330 | 
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| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Ningbo, China |
67 kg | 140 | 143 | |
175 | 179 |  |
322 |
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| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Fuzhou, China |
67 kg | 138 | 141 | |
174 | 177 | |
318 |
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References
edit- ^ "Jongju Pak". Olympic Games. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Pak Jong Ju". IWF. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "2018 IWF World Championships Ashgabat – TKM 01.11.2018 – 10.11.2018 Start List Men 67kg A" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Pak Jongju Wins 62kg Weightlifting Gold – Highlights Day 2". Olympic Games. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "2018 World Championships Results". IWF. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "2019 IWF World Cup & Qualification Event For 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Start List" (PDF). IWF.
- ^ "2019 IWF World Cup & Qualification Event For 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Results" (PDF). IWF.
