Kim Myong-nam
North Korean weightlifter (born 1969)
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Kim Myong-Nam (Korean: 김명남; born 8 February 1969) is a North Korean male weightlifter, competing in the 70 kg category and representing North Korea at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 75 kg event and the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 70 kg event.[1][2][3] He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1997 World Weightlifting Championships.[4]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 February 1969 | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69.70 kg (153.7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  North Korea | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 70 kg | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 4 October 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 김명남 | |||||||||||||||||
| RR | Gim Myeongnam | |||||||||||||||||
| MR | Kim Myŏngnam | |||||||||||||||||
Kim set three world records – one in the snatch, one in the clean & jerk, and one in the total.
Major results
- 1989 World Championships Lightweight class (327.5 kg)
- 1990 World Championships Lightweight class (342.5 kg)- - 1991 World Championships Lightweight class (340.0 kg)
- - 1993 World Championships Middleweight class (362.5 kg)
- - 1990 Asian Games Middleweight class
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 1996 |  Atlanta, United States | 70 kg | N/a | N/a |  | |||||||
| 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain | 75 kg | N/a | N/a |  | |||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1997 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand | 70 kg | 155.0 | — | — | — | — | DQ | ||||
