North Korea · Men's 69 kg, August 2008
Kim Chol-Jin
Kim Chol-Jin is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1978. The results below cover 2 competitions from 2007 to 2008. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2008 Olympic Games.
- Best total
- 330 kg
- Best snatch
- 146 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 185 kg
Kim Chol-Jin's career
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Latest result: 2008 Olympic Games, 9 August 2008, 69 kg, total 326 kg, place 5.
Kim Chol-Jin by the numbers
Kim Chol-Jin'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
- 468.1
- From 330 kg at 68.87 kg bodyweight, 2007 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 48th of 1,135
- 330 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 78%
- At the best total, 145 kg of 185 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
- 29
- Turned 29 in 2007, the year of the best total.
Kim Chol-Jin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | 5 | 326 | 69 kg | 68.64 | 140 | 146 | 180 | |||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 5 | 330 | 69 kg | 68.87 | 145 | 185 |
Compare Kim Chol-Jin
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Kim Chol-Jin.

