North Korea · Men's 77 kg, November 2015
Kim Kwang-song
Kim Kwang-song is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1992, with two World Championships medals (2 silver). The results below cover 7 competitions from 2012 to 2015. The latest result came in the men's 77 kg class, at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 363 kg
- Best snatch
- 168 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 200 kg
Kim Kwang-song's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 2 silver in the total.
Latest result: 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 November 2015, 77 kg, no total.
Kim Kwang-song by the numbers
Kim Kwang-song'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
- 484.2
- From 363 kg at 76.02 kg bodyweight, 2014 Asian Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 21st of 1,242
- 363 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 77 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 86%
- At the best total, 168 kg of 195 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 2014, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 6 of 7
- The other shows a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Kim Kwang-song makes each attempt
Kim Kwang-song made 81% of snatch attempts and 76% 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 Kwang-song head to head
The lifters Kim Kwang-song 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 Kwang-song ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Zhong Guoshun |
3 | 0 | 3 |
Kim Kwang-song'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.76 | 162 | 166 | 171 | 193 | 201 | |
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 2 | 363 | 77 kg | 76.35 | 163 | 190 | 195 | 200 | ||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 2 | 363 | 77 kg | 76.02 | 160 | 165 | 168 | 190 | 195 | |
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 2 | 359 | 77 kg | 76.32 | 155 | 161 | 163 | 187 | 193 | 196 |
| 2013 Asian Interclub Championships 11 Sep 2013 | 2 | 346 | 77 kg | 76.49 | 155 | 185 | 191 | |||
| 2013 Asian Championships 20 Jun 2013 | 3 | 355 | 77 kg | 76.7 | 155 | 161 | 164 | 187 | 191 | |
| 2012 Asian Junior Championships 10 Nov 2012 | 1 | 330 | 77 kg | 75.85 | 142 | 147 | 150 | 175 | 180 |
Compare Kim Kwang-song
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Kim Kwang-song.