North Korea · Men's 81 kg, December 2019
Choe Jon-wi
Choe Jon-wi is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1993. The results below cover 13 competitions from 2010 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 81 kg class, at the 2019 Qatar International Cup.
- Best total
- 359 kg
- Best snatch
- 163 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 197 kg
Choe Jon-wi's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2010 to 2012, 77 kg from 2013 to 2018, 81 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (77 kg to 81 kg) and again in June 2025. At 80.5 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 December 2019, 81 kg, total 337 kg, place 7.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 kg2019 | 163 | 197 | 359 |
| 77 kg2013 to 2018 | 158 | 193 | 348 |
| 69 kg2010 to 2012 | 135 | 160 | 295 |
Choe Jon-wi by the numbers
Choe Jon-wi'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
- 464.3
- From 359 kg at 80.23 kg bodyweight, 2019 Asian Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 17th of 512
- 359 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 82%
- At the best total, 162 kg of 197 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 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 11 of 13
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Choe Jon-wi makes each attempt
Choe Jon-wi made 64% of snatch attempts and 51% 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 Jon-wi head to head
The lifters Choe Jon-wi 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 Jon-wi ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Li Dayin |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Chatuphum Chinnawong |
3 | 1 | 2 |
 Sathish Sivalingam |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Takehiro Kasai | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Choe Jon-wi'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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | 7 | 337 | 81 kg | 80.5 | 145 | 153 | 156 | 175 | 181 | |
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 4 | 335 | 81 kg | 79.76 | 150 | 155 | 180 | |||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | - | - | 81 kg | 80.25 | 158 | 163 | ||||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 2 | 359 | 81 kg | 80.23 | 155 | 160 | 162 | 193 | 197 | |
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 2 | 350 | 81 kg | 80.25 | 153 | 185 | 193 | 197 | ||
| 2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 | 1 | 348 | 77 kg | 76.95 | 155 | 185 | 193 | |||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 7 | 343 | 77 kg | 76.54 | 153 | 184 | 190 | |||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.64 | 153 | 158 | ||||
| 2015 Asian Championships 6 Sep 2015 | 5 | 342 | 77 kg | 76.73 | 151 | 156 | 186 | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 5 | 344 | 77 kg | 76.34 | 150 | 155 | 185 | 189 | ||
| 2013 Asian Junior Cup 10 Sep 2013 | 1 | 332 | 77 kg | 76.55 | 142 | 148 | 152 | 173 | 180 | |
| 2012 Asian Junior Championships 10 Nov 2012 | 3 | 295 | 69 kg | 68.7 | 130 | 135 | 160 | |||
| 2010 Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships 8 Apr 2010 | 6 | 241 | 69 kg | 68.1 | 108 | 127 | 133 |
Compare Choe Jon-wi
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Choe Jon-wi met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.