Women's 59 kg, September 2019
Kim So-hwa
Kim So-hwa is a weightlifter, born in 1992. The results below cover 12 competitions from 2009 to 2019. The latest result came in the women's 59 kg class, at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 210 kg
- Best snatch
- 96 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 114 kg
Kim So-hwa's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 58 kg from 2009 to 2017, 59 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (58 kg to 59 kg) and again in June 2025. At 58.75 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 61 kg.
Latest result: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 September 2019, 59 kg, total 201 kg, place 15.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 kg2019 | 92 | 114 | 204 |
| 58 kg2009 to 2017 | 96 | 114 | 210 |
Kim So-hwa by the numbers
Kim So-hwa'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
- 290.5
- From 210 kg at 57.2 kg bodyweight, 2013 Asian Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 83rd of 834
- 210 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 58 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 96 kg of 114 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 2013, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 11 of 12
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Kim So-hwa makes each attempt
Kim So-hwa made 58% of snatch attempts and 56% 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 So-hwa head to head
The lifters Kim So-hwa 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 So-hwa ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mikiko Ando |
6 | 1 | 5 |
| Kuo Hsing-chun | 5 | 0 | 5 |
 Chen Guiming |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Chiang Nien-hsin |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Jenly Tegu Wini |
3 | 2 | 1 |
Kim So-hwa'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 15 | 201 | 59 kg | 58.75 | 89 | 92 | 109 | |||
| Ready Steady Tokyo (Tokyo 2020 Test Event) 6 Jul 2019 | 3 | 204 | 59 kg | 58.85 | 90 | 110 | 114 | |||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 6 | 199 | 59 kg | 58.63 | 91 | 108 | ||||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 6 | 194 | 59 kg | 58.85 | 85 | 103 | 106 | 109 | ||
| 2019 EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships 7 Jan 2019 | 9 | 188 | 59 kg | 58.7 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 100 | 103 | |
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | - | - | 58 kg | 57.86 | 89 | |||||
| 2017 Asian Championships 21 Apr 2017 | 6 | 201 | 58 kg | 57.63 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 103 | 110 | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 21 | 196 | 58 kg | 57.57 | 84 | 88 | 103 | 108 | ||
| 2013 Asian Championships 20 Jun 2013 | 5 | 210 | 58 kg | 57.2 | 93 | 96 | 110 | 114 | ||
| 2009 Asian Junior Championships 16 Dec 2009 | 4 | 185 | 58 kg | 57.5 | 84 | 101 | ||||
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 5 | 192 | 58 kg | 57.67 | 80 | 85 | 87 | 100 | 105 | |
| 2009 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 May 2009 | 4 | 188 | 58 kg | 57.58 | 85 | 100 | 103 |
Compare Kim So-hwa
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Kim So-hwa.