North Korea · Men's 77 kg, November 2011
Pang Kum-chol
Pang Kum-chol is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1981. The results below cover 6 competitions from 2009 to 2011. The latest result came in the men's 77 kg class, at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 348 kg
- Best snatch
- 156 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 193 kg
Pang Kum-chol's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Latest result: 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 November 2011, 77 kg, total 340 kg, place 9.
Pang Kum-chol by the numbers
Pang Kum-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
- 461.6
- From 348 kg at 76.77 kg bodyweight, 2010 Asian Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 76th of 1,242
- 348 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 77 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 156 kg of 192 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
- 29
- Turned 29 in 2010, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 6 of 6
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Pang Kum-chol makes each attempt
Pang Kum-chol made 47% 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
Pang Kum-chol head to head
The lifters Pang Kum-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 | Pang Kum-chol ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pang Kum-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 9 | 340 | 77 kg | 76.76 | 150 | 190 | ||||
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 | 2 | 341 | 77 kg | 76.76 | 150 | 186 | 191 | |||
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 1 | 348 | 77 kg | 76.77 | 150 | 156 | 185 | 192 | not taken | |
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 8 | 340 | 77 kg | 76.78 | 150 | 190 | ||||
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 2009 | 3 | 331 | 77 kg | 76.93 | 146 | 151 | 180 | |||
| 2009 Asian Championships 9 May 2009 | 2 | 347 | 77 kg | 76.7 | Snatch 154, clean and jerk 193; attempts not recorded | |||||
Compare Pang Kum-chol
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Pang Kum-chol.

