South Korea · Men's 94 kg, November 2009
Kim Seon-jong
Kim Seon-jong is a weightlifter from South Korea, with one World Championships medal (1 silver). The results below cover 5 competitions from 2004 to 2009. The latest result came in the men's 94 kg class, at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 383 kg
- Best snatch
- 165 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 218 kg
Kim Seon-jong's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 85 kg from 2004 to 2006, 94 kg from 2007 to 2009. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 92.89 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, 19 November 2009, 94 kg, total 383 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 kg2007 to 2009 | 165 | 218 | 383 |
| 85 kg2004 to 2006 | 150 | 195 | 340 |
Kim Seon-jong by the numbers
Kim Seon-jong'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
- 459.3
- From 383 kg at 92.89 kg bodyweight, 2009 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 77th of 1,113
- 383 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 94 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 76%
- At the best total, 165 kg of 218 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%.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 5
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Kim Seon-jong makes each attempt
Kim Seon-jong made 67% of snatch attempts and 67% 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 Seon-jong head to head
The lifters Kim Seon-jong 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 Seon-jong ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
Kim Seon-jong'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 2 | 383 | 94 kg | 92.89 | 160 | 165 | 211 | 218 | ||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 14 | 369 | 94 kg | 90.69 | 155 | 160 | 162 | 200 | 207 | |
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 18 | 340 | 85 kg | 84.96 | 145 | 190 | 195 | |||
| 2005 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 17 May 2005 | 9 | 337 | 85 kg | 84.35 | 145 | 183 | 192 | |||
| 2004 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 24 May 2004 | 7 | 340 | 85 kg | 83.3 | 142.5 | 147.5 | 150 | 182.5 | 190 |
Compare Kim Seon-jong
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Kim Seon-jong met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

