North Korea · Men's 62 kg, August 2008
Im Yong-su
Im Yong-su is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1980, with two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 7 competitions from 2000 to 2008. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2008 Olympic Games.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 315 kg
- Best snatch
- 142 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 175 kg
Im Yong-su's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver in the total.
Latest result: 2008 Olympic Games, 9 August 2008, 62 kg, no total.
Im Yong-su by the numbers
Im Yong-su'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
- 481.6
- From 315 kg at 61.75 kg bodyweight, 2002 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 15th of 981
- 315 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
- 80%
- At the best total, 140 kg of 175 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
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2002, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 3 of 7
- Of the other four: three with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Im Yong-su makes each attempt
Im Yong-su made 61% of snatch attempts and 33% 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
Im Yong-su head to head
The lifters Im Yong-su 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 | Im Yong-su ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Toshio Imamura |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Im Yong-su'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.6 | 138 | |||||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 2 | 315 | 62 kg | 61.79 | 137 | 140 | 142 | 168 | 173 | |
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | - | No lifts | 62 kg | 61.77 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.65 | ||||||
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 1 | 315 | 62 kg | 61.75 | 135 | 140 | 170 | 175 | ||
| 2001 University World Cup 8 Jun 2001 | 1 | 295 | 62 kg | 61.8 | 125 | 130 | 132.5 | 155 | 162.5 | |
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.7 | 132.5 | 137.5 |
Compare Im Yong-su
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Im Yong-su.