North Korea · Women's 64 kg, December 2019
Choe Hyo-sim
Choe Hyo-sim is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1993, with one Olympic medal (1 silver) and three World Championships medals (1 silver, 2 bronze). The results below cover 12 competitions from 2011 to 2019. The latest result came in the women's 64 kg class, at the 2019 Qatar International Cup.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 248 kg
- Best snatch
- 108 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 143 kg
Choe Hyo-sim's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver. World Championships: 1 silver, 2 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 53 kg in 2011, 58 kg from 2012 to 2013, 63 kg from 2014 to 2018, 59 kg in 2019, 64 kg in 2019, 59 kg in 2019, 64 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (63 kg to 59 kg) and again in June 2025. At 60 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 61 kg.
Latest result: 2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 December 2019, 64 kg, total 229 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 kg2019 | 104 | 134 | 238 |
| 59 kg2019 | 107 | 138 | 245 |
| 63 kg2014 to 2018 | 108 | 143 | 248 |
| 58 kg2012 to 2013 | 100 | 125 | 225 |
| 53 kg2011 | 89 | 108 | 197 |
Choe Hyo-sim by the numbers
Choe Hyo-sim'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
- 332.8
- From 245 kg at 58.95 kg bodyweight, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 9th of 864
- 248 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 63 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 108 kg of 140 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 21
- Turned 21 in 2014, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 12 of 12
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Choe Hyo-sim makes each attempt
Choe Hyo-sim made 67% of snatch attempts and 74% 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
Choe Hyo-sim head to head
The lifters Choe Hyo-sim 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 | Choe Hyo-sim ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Deng Wei |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Giorgia Bordignon |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Karina Goricheva |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Chen Guiming |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| Akane Yoshida | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Eva Gurrola |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Choe Hyo-sim'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | 1 | 229 | 64 kg | 60 | 95 | 99 | 125 | 130 | not taken | |
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 1 | 242 | 59 kg | 58.89 | 98 | 102 | 104 | 130 | 135 | 138 |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 2 | 245 | 59 kg | 58.95 | 100 | 104 | 107 | 130 | 135 | 138 |
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 3 | 238 | 64 kg | 61.08 | 98 | 101 | 104 | 130 | 134 | |
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 2 | 229 | 59 kg | 58.9 | 95 | 99 | 125 | 130 | ||
| 2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 | 2 | 238 | 63 kg | 62.67 | 105 | 133 | ||||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 2 | 248 | 63 kg | 62.17 | 105 | 135 | 138 | 143 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 3 | 243 | 63 kg | 62.24 | 104 | 136 | 139 | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 3 | 248 | 63 kg | 62.1 | 108 | 133 | 138 | 140 | ||
| 2013 Summer Universiade 6 Jul 2013 | 2 | 225 | 58 kg | 57.69 | 95 | 98 | 100 | 123 | 125 | |
| 2012 Asian Junior Championships 10 Nov 2012 | 1 | 214 | 58 kg | 57.65 | 90 | 119 | 124 | |||
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 2 | 197 | 53 kg | 52.96 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 108 |
Compare Choe Hyo-sim
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Choe Hyo-sim met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.