North Korea · Women's 76 kg, December 2019
Rim Jong-sim
Rim Jong-sim is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1993, with two Olympic gold medals and four World Championships medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 18 competitions from 2009 to 2019. The latest result came in the women's 76 kg class, at the 2019 IWF World Cup (December).
- Olympic golds
- 2
- World medals
- 4
- Best total
- 280 kg
- Best snatch
- 125 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 155 kg
Rim Jong-sim's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 2 gold. World Championships: 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 58 kg in 2009, 63 kg in 2010, 69 kg in 2010, 63 kg in 2011, 69 kg from 2012 to 2013, 75 kg from 2013 to 2018, 76 kg from 2018 to 2019. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (75 kg to 76 kg) and again in June 2025. At 75.97 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 77 kg.
Latest result: 2019 IWF World Cup (December), 10 December 2019, 76 kg, total 270 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 kg2018 to 2019 | 124 | 155 | 278 |
| 75 kg2013 to 2018 | 125 | 155 | 280 |
| 69 kg2010 to 2013 | 115 | 146 | 261 |
| 63 kg2010 to 2011 | 104 | 128 | 231 |
| 58 kg2009 | 92 | 120 | 212 |
Rim Jong-sim by the numbers
Rim Jong-sim'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
- 337.7
- From 280 kg at 73.66 kg bodyweight, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 8th of 626
- 280 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 75 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, 125 kg of 155 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2015, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 18 of 18
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Rim Jong-sim makes each attempt
Rim Jong-sim made 69% of snatch attempts and 68% 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
Rim Jong-sim head to head
The lifters Rim Jong-sim 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 | Rim Jong-sim ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Yao Chi-ling |
7 | 7 | 0 |
 Ayumi Kamiya |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Gaëlle Nayo Ketchanke |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Gulnabat Kadyrova |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Kang Yeoun-hee |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Kristel Ngarlem |
4 | 4 | 0 |
Rim Jong-sim'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 1 | 270 | 76 kg | 75.97 | 115 | 118 | 120 | 145 | 150 | |
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 1 | 276 | 76 kg | 75.9 | 120 | 124 | 148 | 152 | ||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 1 | 278 | 76 kg | 75.47 | 115 | 119 | 123 | 148 | 152 | 155 |
| 2019 IWF World Cup (February) 22 Feb 2019 | 2 | 267 | 76 kg | 75.85 | 113 | 117 | 146 | 150 | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 2 | 269 | 76 kg | 75.29 | 115 | 119 | 145 | 150 | ||
| 2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 | 1 | 263 | 75 kg | 74.31 | 110 | 113 | 116 | 137 | 142 | 147 |
| 2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 | 1 | 260 | 75 kg | 74.72 | 110 | 115 | 140 | 145 | ||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 1 | 274 | 75 kg | 74.47 | 117 | 121 | 145 | 153 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 2 | 280 | 75 kg | 73.66 | 120 | 125 | 150 | 155 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 3 | 276 | 75 kg | 73.34 | 115 | 120 | 123 | 147 | 153 | |
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 3 | 271 | 75 kg | 72.22 | 118 | 146 | 153 | |||
| 2013 Asian Cup 10 Sep 2013 | 1 | 245 | 75 kg | 70.33 | 105 | 110 | 135 | not taken | ||
| 2013 Asian Championships 20 Jun 2013 | 2 | 255 | 69 kg | 68.75 | 112 | 143 | ||||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 1 | 261 | 69 kg | 68.22 | 111 | 115 | 142 | 146 | ||
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 3 | 225 | 63 kg | 62.98 | 97 | 123 | 127 | 128 | ||
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 4 | 232 | 69 kg | 65.37 | 100 | 103 | 126 | 129 | ||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 6 | 231 | 63 kg | 62.49 | 100 | 104 | 127 | |||
| 2009 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 May 2009 | 2 | 212 | 58 kg | 57.54 | 88 | 92 | 112 | 120 |
Compare Rim Jong-sim
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Rim Jong-sim met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.