North Korea · Men's 69 kg, August 2016
Kwon Yong-gwang
Kwon Yong-gwang is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1996. The results below cover 6 competitions from 2012 to 2016. The latest result came in the men's 69 kg class, at the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Best total
- 322 kg
- Best snatch
- 141 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 181 kg
Kwon Yong-gwang's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg in 2012, 62 kg in 2013, 69 kg from 2015 to 2016. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 68.36 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 70 kg.
Latest result: 2016 Olympic Games, 5 August 2016, 69 kg, total 313 kg, place 13.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 kg2015 to 2016 | 141 | 181 | 322 |
| 62 kg2013 | 122 | 142 | 258 |
| 56 kg2012 | 97 | 122 | 219 |
Kwon Yong-gwang by the numbers
Kwon Yong-gwang'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
- 458.2
- From 322 kg at 68.55 kg bodyweight, 2016 Asian Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 93rd of 1,135
- 322 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 69 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 78%
- At the best total, 141 kg of 181 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
- 20
- Turned 20 in 2016, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 5 of 6
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Kwon Yong-gwang makes each attempt
Kwon Yong-gwang made 61% of snatch attempts and 50% 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
Kwon Yong-gwang'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 13 | 313 | 69 kg | 68.36 | 137 | 168 | 172 | 176 | ||
| 2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 | 3 | 322 | 69 kg | 68.55 | 141 | 176 | 181 | |||
| 2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 6 Jun 2015 | 3 | 312 | 69 kg | 68.7 | 138 | 141 | 171 | |||
| 2013 Asian Junior Cup 10 Sep 2013 | - | - | 62 kg | 61.84 | 117 | 122 | ||||
| 2013 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2013 | 1 | 258 | 62 kg | 61.7 | 111 | 115 | 116 | 137 | 142 | |
| 2012 Asian Youth Championships 8 Nov 2012 | 2 | 219 | 56 kg | 55.9 | 93 | 97 | 122 |
Compare Kwon Yong-gwang
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Kwon Yong-gwang.