Pak Jong-ju
Personal information
NationalityNorth Korean
Born (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997
Weight66.95 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportWeightlifting
Event–67 kg
ClubApril 25 Sports Club
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  North Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Pattaya–67 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Ningbo–67 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Nanjing-62 kg

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]

Career

He 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

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan67 kg1401401441017518018163156
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand67 kg1421461469178184188 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)3303rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2019China Ningbo, China67 kg1401431433rd place, bronze medalist(s)1751791842nd place, silver medalist(s)3223rd place, bronze medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2019China Fuzhou, China67 kg1381411432nd place, silver medalist(s)1741771771st place, gold medalist(s)3181st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. "Jongju Pak". Olympic Games. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  2. "Pak Jong Ju". IWF. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. "Pak Jongju Wins 62kg Weightlifting Gold – Highlights Day 2". Olympic Games. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. "2018 World Championships Results". IWF. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. "2019 IWF World Cup & Qualification Event For 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Start List" (PDF). IWF.
  7. "2019 IWF World Cup & Qualification Event For 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Results" (PDF). IWF.
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