North Korea · Men's 62 kg, September 2013
Cha Kum-Chol
Cha Kum-Chol is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1987, with two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 bronze). The results below cover 10 competitions from 2007 to 2013. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2013 Asian Interclub Championships.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 313 kg
- Best snatch
- 143 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 170 kg
Cha Kum-Chol's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 gold, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 2007 to 2008, 62 kg in 2009, 56 kg in 2010, 62 kg from 2011 to 2013. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 61.74 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2013 Asian Interclub Championships, 11 September 2013, 62 kg, total 313 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 kg2009 to 2013 | 143 | 170 | 313 |
| 56 kg2007 to 2010 | 130 | 155 | 283 |
Cha Kum-Chol by the numbers
Cha Kum-Chol's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 478.6
- From 313 kg at 61.74 kg bodyweight, 2013 Asian Interclub Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 21st of 981
- 313 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 143 kg of 170 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2013, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 10 of 10
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Cha Kum-Chol makes each attempt
Cha Kum-Chol made 67% of snatch attempts and 67% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Cha Kum-Chol head to head
The lifters Cha Kum-Chol has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Cha Kum-Chol ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Un-guk |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Eko Yuli Irawan |
3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ruslan Alpanov | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Vito Dellino |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Cha Kum-Chol's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Asian Interclub Championships 11 Sep 2013 | 1 | 313 | 62 kg | 61.74 | 135 | 140 | 143 | 155 | 160 | 170 |
| 2013 Summer Universiade 6 Jul 2013 | 1 | 306 | 62 kg | 61.8 | 140 | 163 | 166 | |||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 6 | 298 | 62 kg | 61.34 | 133 | 138 | 155 | 160 | ||
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 | 3 | 298 | 62 kg | 61.74 | 131 | 155 | 160 | 167 | ||
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 2 | 276 | 56 kg | 55.73 | 120 | 125 | 128 | 145 | 148 | |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 3 | 280 | 56 kg | 55.87 | 123 | 127 | 130 | 145 | 150 | |
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 3 | 295 | 62 kg | 61.89 | 135 | 140 | 155 | |||
| 2009 Asian Championships 9 May 2009 | 2 | 305 | 62 kg | 61.65 | Snatch 140, clean and jerk 165; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 5 | 283 | 56 kg | 55.85 | 128 | 155 | ||||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 1 | 283 | 56 kg | 55.64 | 125 | 128 | 150 | 155 | ||
Compare Cha Kum-Chol
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Cha Kum-Chol met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.