North Korea · Men's 73 kg, September 2023
Pak Jong-ju
Pak Jong-ju is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1997, with one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 14 competitions from 2012 to 2023. The latest result came in the men's 73 kg class, at the 2023 Asian Games.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 339 kg
- Best snatch
- 151 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 188 kg
Pak Jong-ju's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 50 kg from 2012 to 2013, 56 kg from 2013 to 2014, 62 kg from 2014 to 2016, 69 kg in 2017, 67 kg from 2018 to 2019, 73 kg in 2023. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 67 kg) and again in June 2025. At 73 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2023 Asian Games, 30 September 2023, 73 kg, total 339 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 kg2023 | 151 | 188 | 339 |
| 67 kg2018 to 2019 | 143 | 188 | 330 |
| 69 kg2017 | 138 | 174 | 312 |
| 62 kg2014 to 2016 | 131 | 160 | 291 |
| 56 kg2013 to 2014 | 107 | 137 | 244 |
| 50 kg2012 to 2013 | 86 | 111 | 197 |
Pak Jong-ju by the numbers
Pak Jong-ju'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
- 477.0
- From 330 kg at 66.95 kg bodyweight, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 25th of 434
- 339 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, 151 kg of 188 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 2023, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 14 of 14
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Pak Jong-ju makes each attempt
Pak Jong-ju made 69% of snatch attempts and 52% 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
Pak Jong-ju head to head
The lifters Pak Jong-ju 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 | Pak Jong-ju ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsunori Konnai | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Chen Lijun |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Adkhamjon Ergashev |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Deni |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Feng Lyudong |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Lai Yung-En | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Pak Jong-ju'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 | 4 | 339 | 73 kg | 73 | 147 | 151 | 153 | 188 | ||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 3 | 315 | 67 kg | 66.76 | 140 | 175 | ||||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 3 | 330 | 67 kg | 66.95 | 142 | 178 | 184 | 188 | ||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 3 | 322 | 67 kg | 66.98 | 140 | 143 | 175 | 179 | ||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 1 | 318 | 67 kg | 66.7 | 138 | 141 | 174 | 177 | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 6 | 315 | 67 kg | 66.69 | 140 | 175 | ||||
| 2017 Asian Junior Championships 21 Jul 2017 | 1 | 312 | 69 kg | 68.19 | 135 | 138 | 170 | 174 | ||
| 2016 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 23 Jun 2016 | 2 | 291 | 62 kg | 61.94 | 126 | 129 | 131 | 157 | 160 | |
| 2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 6 Jun 2015 | 1 | 280 | 62 kg | 61.78 | 120 | 124 | 153 | 156 | ||
| 2014 Youth Olympic Games 16 Aug 2014 | 1 | 263 | 62 kg | 61.35 | 113 | 117 | 120 | 143 | ||
| 2014 Asian Youth Championships 4 Mar 2014 | 3 | 244 | 56 kg | 55.91 | 100 | 104 | 107 | 130 | 137 | |
| 2013 Asian Youth Games 17 Aug 2013 | 4 | 223 | 56 kg | 55.49 | 93 | 97 | 100 | 123 | ||
| 2013 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 7 Apr 2013 | 2 | 197 | 50 kg | 49.93 | 83 | 86 | 111 | |||
| 2012 Asian Youth Championships 8 Nov 2012 | 4 | 192 | 50 kg | 49.85 | 84 | 108 |
Compare Pak Jong-ju
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Pak Jong-ju met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.