Kim Sung-jip
South Korean weightlifter (1919–2016)
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Kim Sung-jip (13 January 1919 – 20 February 2016) was a weightlifter from South Korea.[1] He competed for South Korea in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London in the flyweight event where he finished in third place. Also, he competed for South Korea in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics where he finished in third and fifth respectively. Kim was the first person to have won the same medal at two successive Summer Olympics for South Korea.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's weightlifting | ||
Representing  South Korea | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1948 London | Middleweight |
| 1952 Helsinki | Middleweight |
| World Championships | ||
| 1947 Philadelphia | Middleweight |
| Asian Games | ||
 | 1954 Manila | Light heavyweight |
