Kim Un-guk (; born 28 October 1988) is a North Korean weightlifter, Olympic champion, and two-time world champion.
He is also a Labor Hero and People's Athlete.
Career At the Olympic Games 2012 he competed in the Men's 62-kg division, in the snatch portion of the competition he set an Olympic Record and matched the current world record of 153 kg. In the clean & jerk portion, his final attempt of 174 kg set a new world record total of 327 kg.Kim Un Guk sets record to win gold . Retrieved 30 July 2012.
At the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships he failed a doping test and had his results disqualified. He was the original silver medalist.
Kim is an athlete at the April 25 Sports Club.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games2012 London, United Kingdom 62 kg 145 150 153 1 170 174 174 2 327 WR World Championships 2010 Antalya, Turkey 62 kg 140 145 147 170 173 173 320 2011 Paris, France 62 kg 140 145 150 161 170 175 320 2013 Wrocław, Poland 62 kg 145 150 154 170 173 173 320 2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 62 kg 145 150 150 170 174 175 325 2015 Houston, United States 62 kg 146 151 155 -- 172 177 179 -- -- DSQAsian Games2010 Guangzhou, China 62 kg 140 145 147 1 170 175 175 2 317 2014 Incheon, South Korea 62 kg 147 152 154 WR 1 170 174 178 1 332 WR
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