Kim Il-gyong
North Korean weightlifter (born 2003)
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Kim Il-gyong (Korean: 김일경; born 27 July 2003) is a North Korean weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bahrain.[1] Kim also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[2][3] She set a new world record in the Snatch.[4]
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| Born | 27 July 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | North Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 59 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5]
