North Korea · Men's 75 kg, October 2026
Ri Ryong-hyon
Ri Ryong-hyon is a weightlifter from North Korea, with two World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 4 competitions from 2019 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 75 kg class, at the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships.
- World golds
- 2
- Best total
- 365 kg
- Best snatch
- 160 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 206 kg
Ri Ryong-hyon's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 67 kg in 2019, 73 kg in 2024, 79 kg in 2026, 75 kg in 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (73 kg to 79 kg) and again in August 2026 (79 kg to 75 kg).
Latest result: 2026 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 October 2026, 75 kg, total 365 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 kg2026 | 160 | 205 | 365 |
| 79 kg2026 | 158 | 206 | 364 |
| 73 kg2024 | 152 | 197 | 349 |
| 67 kg2019 | 139 | 173 | 312 |
Ri Ryong-hyon by the numbers
Ri Ryong-hyon'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
- 478.6
- From 364 kg at 77.93 kg bodyweight, 2026 Asian Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients). The 365 kg best total has no recorded bodyweight, so it has no score.
- Share of the world record
- 99.7%
- Best total of 365 kg against the men's 75 kg total record of 366 kg, held by Rahmat Erwin Abdullah.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 78%
- At the best total, 160 kg of 205 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%.
- Competitions with a total
- 4 of 4
- A total at every competition listed.
Ri Ryong-hyon head to head
The lifters Ri Ryong-hyon 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 Ryong-hyon ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bektimur Reyimov | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Ri Ryong-hyon'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 | 365 | 75 kg | - | Snatch 160, clean and jerk 205; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2026 Asian Championships 10 May 2026 | 1 | 364 | 79 kg | 77.93 | 152 | 156 | 158 | 196 | 206 | |
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 1 | 349 | 73 kg | 73 | 147 | 152 | 191 | 197 | ||
| 2019 Asian Junior Championships 19 Oct 2019 | 1 | 312 | 67 kg | 66.82 | 130 | 135 | 139 | 166 | 173 | |
Compare Ri Ryong-hyon
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Ri Ryong-hyon met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.