North Korea · Men's 55 kg, September 2019
Om Yun-chol
Om Yun-chol is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1991, with two Olympic medals (1 gold, 1 silver) and five World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 17 competitions from 2011 to 2019. The latest result came in the men's 55 kg class, at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic medals
- 2
- World golds
- 5
- Best total
- 303 kg
- Best snatch
- 134 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 171 kg
Om Yun-chol's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver. World Championships: 5 gold in the total.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 2011 to 2018, 55 kg in 2018, 61 kg in 2019, 55 kg in 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (56 kg to 55 kg) and again in June 2025. At 54.95 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 60 kg.
Latest result: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 September 2019, 55 kg, total 294 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 kg2019 | 130 | 165 | 295 |
| 55 kg2018 to 2019 | 128 | 166 | 294 |
| 56 kg2011 to 2018 | 134 | 171 | 303 |
Om Yun-chol by the numbers
Om Yun-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
- 501.4
- From 303 kg at 55.57 kg bodyweight, 2016 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 3rd of 741
- 303 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 56 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 134 kg of 169 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2016, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 17 of 17
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Om Yun-chol makes each attempt
Om Yun-chol made 64% 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
Om Yun-chol head to head
The lifters Om Yun-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 | Om Yun-chol ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thạch Kim Tuấn |
10 | 7 | 3 |
| Tran Le Quoc Toan |
8 | 7 | 1 |
 Arli Chontey |
7 | 7 | 0 |
 Josué Brachi |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Mirco Scarantino |
6 | 6 | 0 |
| Tan Chi-chung | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Om Yun-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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 1 | 294 | 55 kg | 54.95 | 121 | 126 | 128 | 155 | 166 | |
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 6 | 295 | 61 kg | 58.27 | 125 | 130 | 165 | |||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 4 | 281 | 61 kg | 58.7 | 120 | 155 | 161 | |||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 1 | 282 | 55 kg | 54.9 | 120 | 155 | 162 | |||
| 2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 | 1 | 287 | 56 kg | 55.89 | 127 | 160 | ||||
| 2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 | 1 | 294 | 56 kg | 55.89 | 122 | 129 | not taken | 155 | 165 | |
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 2 | 303 | 56 kg | 55.57 | 128 | 132 | 134 | 165 | 169 | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 1 | 302 | 56 kg | 55.78 | 127 | 131 | 165 | 171 | ||
| 2015 IWF Grand Prix 21 Sep 2015 | 1 | 302 | 56 kg | 55.78 | 127 | 131 | 165 | 171 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 1 | 296 | 56 kg | 55.71 | 124 | 128 | 162 | 168 | ||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 1 | 298 | 56 kg | 55.69 | 123 | 128 | 160 | 166 | 170 | |
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 1 | 289 | 56 kg | 55.87 | 124 | 127 | 162 | not taken | ||
| 2013 Asian Interclub Championships 11 Sep 2013 | 1 | 289 | 56 kg | 55.73 | 115 | 118 | 120 | 155 | 169 | not taken |
| 2013 Asian Championships 20 Jun 2013 | 1 | 286 | 56 kg | 55.7 | 122 | 126 | 160 | |||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 1 | 293 | 56 kg | 55.76 | 120 | 125 | 160 | 165 | 168 | |
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 6 | 267 | 56 kg | 55.76 | 115 | 152 | ||||
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 4 | 271 | 56 kg | 55.8 | 115 | 150 | 156 |
Compare Om Yun-chol
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Om Yun-chol met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.