North Korea · Men's 52 kg, July 1980

Ho Bong-chol

Ho Bong-chol (born 21 August 1959) is a weightlifter from North Korea, with one Olympic medal (1 silver). On record here: the medal at the 1980 Olympic Games. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.

Olympic medal
1
1980 Olympic total
245 kg
1980 Olympic snatch
110 kg
1980 Olympic clean and jerk
135 kg
Olympic Games

Ho Bong-chol at the Olympic Games

Olympic Games: 1 silver.

Latest medal on record: 1980 Olympic Games, 20 July 1980, 52 kg, total 245 kg, place 2.

Numbers

Ho Bong-chol by the numbers

How old Ho Bong-chol is today, and how tall.

Age now
67
Height
156 cm
5 ft 1 in.
Medals

Ho Bong-chol's Olympic medals

Medals at the Olympic Games, newest first, with the class and the place and the total. Results from other competitions before 1998 are not on record here.

Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
1980 Olympic Games 20 Jul 1980 2 245 52 kg - Snatch 110, clean and jerk 135; attempts not recorded
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