North Korea · Men's 62 kg, August 2018
Sin Chol-bom
Sin Chol-bom is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 1990. The results below cover 7 competitions from 2012 to 2018. The latest result came in the men's 62 kg class, at the 2018 Asian Games.
- Best total
- 303 kg
- Best snatch
- 133 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 171 kg
Sin Chol-bom's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 2012 to 2013, 62 kg from 2015 to 2018. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 61.91 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 65 kg.
Latest result: 2018 Asian Games, 20 August 2018, 62 kg, total 298 kg, place 4.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 kg2015 to 2018 | 133 | 171 | 303 |
| 56 kg2012 to 2013 | 113 | 145 | 258 |
Sin Chol-bom by the numbers
Sin Chol-bom'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
- 462.3
- From 303 kg at 61.93 kg bodyweight, 2017 Summer Universiade. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 34th of 981
- 303 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 62 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 132 kg of 171 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
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2017, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 7 of 7
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Sin Chol-bom makes each attempt
Sin Chol-bom made 62% of snatch attempts and 52% 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
Sin Chol-bom head to head
The lifters Sin Chol-bom 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 | Sin Chol-bom ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Huang Ding-Chieh | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kao Chan-hung | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Sin Chol-bom'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 | 4 | 298 | 62 kg | 61.91 | 130 | 168 | ||||
| 2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 | 1 | 303 | 62 kg | 61.93 | 127 | 132 | 166 | 171 | ||
| 2017 Asian Championships 21 Apr 2017 | 1 | 301 | 62 kg | 61.73 | 127 | 131 | 133 | 165 | 168 | |
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 5 | 300 | 62 kg | 61.78 | 127 | 130 | 167 | 170 | ||
| 2015 Asian Championships 6 Sep 2015 | 2 | 297 | 62 kg | 61.84 | 128 | 169 | ||||
| 2013 Asian Cup 10 Sep 2013 | 1 | 255 | 56 kg | 55.77 | 108 | 112 | 140 | 143 | ||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 8 | 258 | 56 kg | 55.72 | 110 | 113 | 145 |
Compare Sin Chol-bom
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Sin Chol-bom.

