North Korea · Men's 65 kg, October 2026
Pak Myong-jin
Pak Myong-jin is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 2003, with three World Championships medals (2 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 11 competitions from 2019 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 65 kg class, at the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships. Pak Myong-jin holds the current men's 65 kg world records in the clean and jerk and total.
- World medals
- 3
- Best total
- 331 kg
- Best snatch
- 146 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 187 kg
Pak Myong-jin's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 2 gold, 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 49 kg in 2019, 61 kg from 2023 to 2025, 65 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (61 kg to 65 kg) and again in August 2026.
Latest result: 2026 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 October 2026, 65 kg, total 331 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 kg2026 | 146 | 187 | 331 |
| 65 kg2025 to 2026 | 144 | 180 | 321 |
| 61 kg2023 to 2025 | 136 | 173 | 307 |
| 49 kg2019 | 100 | 121 | 221 |
Pak Myong-jin by the numbers
Pak Myong-jin'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
- 475.0
- From 321 kg at 64.67 kg bodyweight, 2026 Asian Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients). The 331 kg best total has no recorded bodyweight, so it has no score.
- Current world records
- 2
- Clean and jerk 187 kg and total 331 kg, men's 65 kg.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 144 kg of 187 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
- 23
- Turned 23 in 2026, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 11 of 11
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Pak Myong-jin makes each attempt
Pak Myong-jin made 67% of snatch attempts and 70% 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 Myong-jin head to head
The lifters Pak Myong-jin 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 Myong-jin ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kao Chan-hung | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Hampton Morris |
4 | 3 | 1 |
 John Ceniza |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kaito Hirai | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Mohamad Aniq Kasdan |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Muhamad Aznil Bidin |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Pak Myong-jin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Oct 2026 | 1 | 331 | 65 kg | - | Snatch 144, clean and jerk 187; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2026 Asian Games 23 Sep 2026 | 1 | 328 | 65 kg | - | Snatch 146, clean and jerk 182; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2026 Asian Championships 10 May 2026 | 2 | 321 | 65 kg | 64.67 | 137 | 141 | 144 | 177 | ||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 2 | 315 | 65 kg | 64.33 | 135 | 175 | 180 | |||
| 2025 Asian Championships 9 May 2025 | 1 | 306 | 61 kg | 60.94 | 131 | 136 | 167 | 170 | ||
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 1 | 305 | 61 kg | 60.2 | 129 | 132 | 165 | 169 | 173 | |
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 3 | 301 | 61 kg | 60.98 | 131 | 165 | 170 | |||
| 2024 Asian Championships 3 Feb 2024 | 1 | 306 | 61 kg | 60.9 | 131 | 134 | 166 | 168 | 172 | |
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 1 | 305 | 61 kg | 60.97 | 130 | 134 | 165 | 171 | ||
| 2023 Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 | 2 | 307 | 61 kg | 61 | 131 | 136 | 166 | 171 | ||
| 2019 Asian Youth Championships 19 Oct 2019 | 1 | 221 | 49 kg | 48.88 | 90 | 96 | 100 | 115 | 121 | |
Compare Pak Myong-jin
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Pak Myong-jin met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.