North Korea · Men's 73 kg, December 2019
O Kang-chol
O Kang-chol is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1993, with one World Championships medal (1 silver). The results below cover 8 competitions from 2017 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2019 IWF World Cup (December).
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 347 kg
- Best snatch
- 154 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 193 kg
O Kang-chol's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 69 kg from 2017 to 2018, 73 kg from 2018 to 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg) and again in June 2025. At 72.69 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2019 IWF World Cup (December), 10 December 2019, 73 kg, total 328 kg, place 4.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 kg2018 to 2019 | 154 | 193 | 347 |
| 69 kg2017 to 2018 | 151 | 185 | 336 |
O Kang-chol by the numbers
O Kang-chol'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
- 477.5
- From 336 kg at 68.68 kg bodyweight, 2018 Asian Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 13th of 434
- 347 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 73 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 154 kg of 193 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
- 26
- Turned 26 in 2019, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 8
- A total at every competition listed.
How often O Kang-chol makes each attempt
O Kang-chol made 71% of snatch attempts and 63% 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
O Kang-chol head to head
The lifters O Kang-chol 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 | O Kang-chol ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Masanori Miyamoto |
5 | 3 | 2 |
 Doston Yokubov |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Mahmoud Al-Humayd |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Triyatno |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Shi Zhiyong |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Maksad Meredov | 4 | 4 | 0 |
O Kang-chol'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 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 4 | 328 | 73 kg | 72.69 | 145 | 149 | 179 | |||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 2 | 347 | 73 kg | 72.85 | 150 | 154 | 185 | 191 | 193 | |
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 3 | 338 | 73 kg | 72.87 | 150 | 183 | 188 | |||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 3 | 338 | 73 kg | 72.9 | 145 | 150 | 152 | 182 | 186 | |
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 5 | 339 | 73 kg | 72.77 | 148 | 152 | 154 | 185 | ||
| 2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 | 1 | 336 | 69 kg | 68.68 | 147 | 151 | 181 | 185 | ||
| 2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 | 4 | 311 | 69 kg | 68.87 | 131 | 138 | 166 | 173 | ||
| 2017 Asian Championships 21 Apr 2017 | 2 | 331 | 69 kg | 68.87 | 143 | 148 | 176 | 183 |
Compare O Kang-chol
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside O Kang-chol.