North Korea · Women's 58 kg, May 2026
Kim Il-gyong
Kim Il-gyong is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 2003, with two World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 11 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 58 kg class, at the 2026 Asian Championships.
- World golds
- 2
- Best total
- 249 kg
- Best snatch
- 111 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 141 kg
Kim Il-gyong's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 53 kg in 2017, 58 kg in 2018, 59 kg from 2019 to 2025, 58 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (58 kg to 59 kg), June 2025 (59 kg to 58 kg) and August 2026. At 57.97 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 61 kg.
Latest result: 2026 Asian Championships, 10 May 2026, 58 kg, total 230 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 kg2025 to 2026 | 105 | 132 | 236 |
| 59 kg2019 to 2025 | 111 | 141 | 249 |
| 58 kg2018 | 91 | 117 | 208 |
| 53 kg2017 | 81 | 107 | 188 |
Kim Il-gyong by the numbers
Kim Il-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
- 338.0
- From 249 kg at 59 kg bodyweight, 2024 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 1st of 438
- 249 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 59 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 108 kg of 141 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
- 21
- Turned 21 in 2024, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 11 of 11
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Kim Il-gyong makes each attempt
Kim Il-gyong made 94% of snatch attempts and 84% 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
Kim Il-gyong head to head
The lifters Kim Il-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 | Kim Il-gyong ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Natasya Beteyob |
6 | 6 | 0 |
| Thi Tam Quang | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Kuo Hsing-chun | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Elreen Ando |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Irene Borrego |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Kiana Elliott |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Kim Il-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. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
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 Championships 10 May 2026 | 1 | 230 | 58 kg | 57.97 | 100 | 103 | 105 | 122 | 125 | not taken |
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 1 | 236 | 58 kg | 57.91 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 128 | 132 | |
| 2025 Asian Championships 9 May 2025 | 1 | 235 | 59 kg | 58.94 | 98 | 101 | 103 | 127 | 132 | |
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 1 | 249 | 59 kg | 59 | 103 | 106 | 108 | 130 | 134 | 141 |
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 2 | 240 | 59 kg | 59 | 102 | 106 | 108 | 125 | 132 | |
| 2024 Asian Championships 3 Feb 2024 | 1 | 225 | 59 kg | 59 | 97 | 100 | 103 | 122 | not taken | |
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 2 | 243 | 59 kg | 59 | 103 | 107 | 125 | 130 | 136 | |
| 2023 Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 | 1 | 246 | 59 kg | 59 | 103 | 107 | 111 | 127 | 132 | 135 |
| 2019 Asian Junior Championships 19 Oct 2019 Also the 2019 Asian Youth Championships, place 1 | 1 | 228 | 59 kg | 59 | 93 | 97 | 99 | 117 | 125 | 129 |
| 2018 Asian Junior Championships 20 Apr 2018 Also the 2018 Asian Youth Championships, place 1 | 1 | 208 | 58 kg | 57.55 | 83 | 87 | 91 | 110 | 117 | |
| 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 3 Apr 2017 | 2 | 188 | 53 kg | 52.72 | 78 | 81 | 101 | 104 | 107 |
Compare Kim Il-gyong
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Kim Il-gyong met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.