Kim Un-guk


Kim Un-guk 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.
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