Pak Myong-jin

Pak Myong-jin
Personal information
Born (2003-04-02) April 2, 2003
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportWeightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 135 kg (2025)
  • Clean & Jerk: 180 kg (2025)
  • Total: 315 kg (2025)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  North Korea
World Championships
2024 Manama 61 kg
2025 Førde 65 kg
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou –61 kg
Asian Championships
2025 Jiangshan 61 kg
2024 Tashkent 61 kg
World Cup
2024 Phuket 61 kg
Korean name
Hangul
박명진
RRBak Myeongjin
MRPak Myŏngjin

Pak Myong-jin (Korean박명진; born 2 April 2003) is a North Korean male weightlifter competing in the men's 65 kg category.[1] He won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain,[2] a gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan,[3] and a silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[4][5]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2024 Manama, Bahrain 61 kg 129 132 132 165 169 173 305
2025 Førde, Norway 65 kg 135 139 139 5 175 179 180 315
Asian Championships
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 61 kg 131 134 134 166 168 172 306
2025 Jiangshan, China 61 kg 131 136 140 167 167 170 306
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou, China 61 kg 131 136 136 166 171 175 307

References

  1. ^ "Pak Myong Jin". IWRP - Weightlifting Database.
  2. ^ "2024 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. ^ "N. Korea dominates in weightlifting in return to int'l sports competition". The Korea Times. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Weightlifting Medalists" (PDF). 2022 Asian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.