Song Kuk-hyang (born 1 February 2001) is a North Korean weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 76kg event at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bahrain. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
In 2018, Song competed in the girls' 63kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She did not complete a successful snatch, and did not compete in the clean & jerk.
Song won the gold medal in the women's 71kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She set a new world record of 154kg in the clean & jerk.
Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank World Championships 2024 Manama, Bahrain 76 kg 112 116 116 141 148 153 264 2025 Førde, Norway 69 kg 112 120 WR — 140 150WR — 270WR Asian Games2023 Hangzhou, China 76 kg 117 117 121 140 148 150 267 2026 Nagoya, Japan 69 kg 110 115 121 140 152 — 273 Asian Championships2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 71 kg 115 115 122 145 154 — 269 2025 Jiangshan, China 71 kg 115 115 121 145 155 — 276
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