Men's 105 kg, July 2012
Kim Wha Sung
Kim Wha Sung is a weightlifter. The results below cover 7 competitions from 2006 to 2012. The latest result came in the men's 105 kg class, at the 2012 Olympic Games.
- Best total
- 392 kg
- Best snatch
- 182 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 215 kg
Kim Wha Sung's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Latest result: 2012 Olympic Games, 27 July 2012, 105 kg, no total.
Kim Wha Sung by the numbers
Kim Wha Sung'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
- 445.9
- From 392 kg at 104.95 kg bodyweight, 2009 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 94th of 888
- 392 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 105 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 87%
- At the best total, 182 kg of 210 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
- 6 of 7
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Kim Wha Sung makes each attempt
Kim Wha Sung made 48% of snatch attempts and 59% 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 Wha Sung head to head
The lifters Kim Wha Sung 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 Wha Sung ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Artur Babayan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 |
Kim Wha Sung'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | - | - | 105 kg | 104.55 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 4 | 390 | 105 kg | 104.37 | 175 | 205 | 215 | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 9 | 390 | 105 kg | 104.65 | 175 | 180 | 210 | |||
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 2 | 370 | 105 kg | 104.2 | 170 | 190 | 200 | not taken | ||
| 2009 World Weightlifting Championships 19 Nov 2009 | 4 | 392 | 105 kg | 104.95 | 177 | 182 | 210 | |||
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 18 | 370 | 105 kg | 104.76 | 165 | 195 | 200 | 205 | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 17 | 365 | 105 kg | 104.31 | 161 | 166 | 170 | 195 |
Compare Kim Wha Sung
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Kim Wha Sung.

