North Korea · Men's 75 kg, September 2026
Ri Chong-song
Ri Chong-song is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1997, with two World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver). The results below cover 14 competitions from 2013 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 75 kg class, at the 2026 Asian Games. Ri Chong-song holds the current men's 75 kg world record in the snatch.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 374 kg
- Best snatch
- 169 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 209 kg
Ri Chong-song's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 62 kg from 2013 to 2014, 73 kg from 2018 to 2019, 81 kg from 2019 to 2024, 79 kg from 2025 to 2026, 75 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (62 kg to 73 kg), June 2025 (81 kg to 79 kg) and August 2026 (79 kg to 75 kg).
Latest result: 2026 Asian Games, 23 September 2026, 75 kg, total 357 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 kg2026 | 162 | 195 | 357 |
| 79 kg2025 to 2026 | 163 | 197 | 360 |
| 81 kg2019 to 2024 | 169 | 209 | 374 |
| 73 kg2018 to 2019 | 155 | 187 | 342 |
| 62 kg2013 to 2014 | 116 | 142 | 255 |
Ri Chong-song by the numbers
Ri Chong-song'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
- 491.5
- From 374 kg at 78 kg bodyweight, 2023 IWF Grand Prix II. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 3rd of 512
- 374 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 81 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Current world records
- 1
- Snatch 162 kg, men's 75 kg.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 165 kg of 209 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
- 13 of 14
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Ri Chong-song makes each attempt
Ri Chong-song made 72% of snatch attempts and 51% 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
Ri Chong-song head to head
The lifters Ri Chong-song 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 | Ri Chong-song ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rahmat Erwin Abdullah |
5 | 4 | 1 |
 Mukhammadkodir Toshtemirov |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Alexandr Uvarov | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Gaýgysyz Töräýew |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Mahmoud Al-Humayd |
3 | 3 | 0 |
| Maksad Meredov | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Ri Chong-song'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 Asian Games 23 Sep 2026 | 3 | 357 | 75 kg | - | Snatch 162, clean and jerk 195; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2026 Asian Championships 10 May 2026 | 2 | 358 | 79 kg | 77.93 | 155 | 161 | 197 | |||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 2 | 360 | 79 kg | 77.91 | 160 | 163 | 197 | |||
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 1 | 371 | 81 kg | 78.6 | 161 | 166 | 201 | 205 | ||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 1 | 366 | 81 kg | 80.3 | 160 | 166 | 200 | |||
| 2024 Asian Championships 3 Feb 2024 | 1 | 369 | 81 kg | 80.5 | 160 | 166 | 169 | 200 | ||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 1 | 374 | 81 kg | 78 | 160 | 165 | 200 | 206 | 209 | |
| 2023 Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 | 1 | 364 | 81 kg | 79 | 160 | 165 | 169 | 195 | ||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | - | - | 81 kg | 77.7 | 155 | 160 | 163 | not taken | not taken | |
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 4 | 352 | 81 kg | 78.51 | 155 | 192 | 197 | |||
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 4 | 335 | 73 kg | 72.9 | 150 | 180 | 185 | |||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 4 | 342 | 73 kg | 72.82 | 150 | 155 | 182 | 187 | ||
| 2014 Asian Youth Championships 4 Mar 2014 | 2 | 255 | 62 kg | 61.66 | 110 | 113 | 116 | 139 | ||
| 2013 Asian Youth Games 17 Aug 2013 | 1 | 253 | 62 kg | 61.57 | 107 | 111 | 137 | 142 | ||
Compare Ri Chong-song
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Ri Chong-song met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.