North Korea · Women's 53 kg, September 2026
Kang Hyon-gyong
Kang Hyon-gyong is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1999, with two World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 11 competitions from 2013 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 53 kg class, at the 2026 Asian Games.
- World golds
- 2
- Best total
- 234 kg
- Best snatch
- 104 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 131 kg
Kang Hyon-gyong's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 44 kg in 2013, 48 kg in 2013, 58 kg in 2017, 55 kg from 2023 to 2024, 53 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (58 kg to 55 kg), June 2025 (55 kg to 53 kg) and August 2026.
Latest result: 2026 Asian Games, 23 September 2026, 53 kg, total 223 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 kg2026 | 99 | 124 | 223 |
| 53 kg2025 to 2026 | 93 | 121 | 214 |
| 55 kg2023 to 2024 | 104 | 131 | 234 |
| 58 kg2017 | 95 | 117 | 212 |
| 48 kg2013 | 66 | 86 | 152 |
| 44 kg2013 | 62 | 80 | 142 |
Kang Hyon-gyong by the numbers
Kang Hyon-gyong'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
- 331.8
- From 234 kg at 55 kg bodyweight, 2024 IWF World Cup. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 1st of 394
- 234 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 55 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 103 kg of 131 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2024, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 9 of 11
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Kang Hyon-gyong makes each attempt
Kang Hyon-gyong made 57% of snatch attempts and 73% 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
Kang Hyon-gyong head to head
The lifters Kang Hyon-gyong 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 | Kang Hyon-gyong ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Chen Guan-ling | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Juliana Klarisa |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nigora Abdullaeva | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Yulduz Jumabayeva |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Kang Hyon-gyong'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Asian Games 23 Sep 2026 | 1 | 223 | 53 kg | - | Snatch 99, clean and jerk 124; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2026 Asian Championships 10 May 2026 | - | - | 53 kg | 52.97 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 1 | 214 | 53 kg | 52.87 | 93 | 116 | 121 | |||
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 1 | 226 | 55 kg | 55 | 96 | 100 | 121 | 126 | ||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 1 | 234 | 55 kg | 55 | 96 | 101 | 103 | 120 | 131 | not taken |
| 2024 Asian Championships 3 Feb 2024 | 1 | 227 | 55 kg | 55 | 90 | 98 | 104 | 115 | 123 | |
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | - | - | 55 kg | 55 | 115 | 118 | 122 | |||
| 2023 Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 | 1 | 233 | 55 kg | 54.97 | 96 | 100 | 103 | 120 | 125 | 130 |
| 2017 Asian Junior Championships 21 Jul 2017 | 1 | 212 | 58 kg | 57.64 | 92 | 95 | 112 | 117 | ||
| 2013 Asian Youth Games 17 Aug 2013 | 4 | 152 | 48 kg | 47.84 | 66 | 86 | ||||
| 2013 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2013 | 4 | 142 | 44 kg | 43.91 | 60 | 62 | 75 | 80 | ||
Compare Kang Hyon-gyong
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Kang Hyon-gyong met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.