North Korea · Women's 69 kg, October 2026
Song Kuk-hyang
Song Kuk-hyang is a weightlifter from North Korea, born in 2001, with three World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 13 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's 69 kg class, at the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships. Song Kuk-hyang holds the current women's 69 kg world records in the snatch, clean and jerk and total.
- World golds
- 3
- Best total
- 276 kg
- Best snatch
- 122 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 155 kg
Song Kuk-hyang's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Weight classes: 63 kg from 2017 to 2018, 71 kg in 2019, 76 kg in 2023, 71 kg from 2023 to 2024, 76 kg in 2024, 71 kg in 2025, 69 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (63 kg to 71 kg), June 2025 (71 kg to 69 kg) and August 2026.
Latest result: 2026 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 October 2026, 69 kg, total 275 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 kg2026 | 122 | 153 | 275 |
| 69 kg2025 to 2026 | 120 | 151 | 270 |
| 71 kg2019 to 2025 | 121 | 155 | 276 |
| 76 kg2023 to 2024 | 117 | 150 | 267 |
| 63 kg2017 to 2018 | 96 | 112 | 208 |
Song Kuk-hyang by the numbers
Song Kuk-hyang'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
- 340.4
- From 276 kg at 70.33 kg bodyweight, 2025 Asian Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 1st of 451
- 276 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the women's 71 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Current world records
- 3
- Snatch 122 kg and clean and jerk 153 kg and total 275 kg, women's 69 kg.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 78%
- At the best total, 121 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
- 24
- Turned 24 in 2025, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 12 of 13
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Song Kuk-hyang makes each attempt
Song Kuk-hyang made 56% of snatch attempts and 81% 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
Song Kuk-hyang head to head
The lifters Song Kuk-hyang 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 | Song Kuk-hyang ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Wen-huei | 7 | 7 | 0 |
 Kristel Macrohon |
4 | 4 | 0 |
| Pham Thi Hong Thanh | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Vanessa Sarno |
4 | 4 | 0 |
 Alexis Ashworth |
3 | 3 | 0 |
 Indah Afriza |
3 | 3 | 0 |
Song Kuk-hyang'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. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
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 | 275 | 69 kg | - | Snatch 122, clean and jerk 153; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2026 Asian Games 23 Sep 2026 | 1 | 273 | 69 kg | - | Snatch 121, clean and jerk 152; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2026 Asian Championships 10 May 2026 | 1 | 263 | 69 kg | 68.89 | 112 | 143 | 151 | not taken | ||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 1 | 270 | 69 kg | 68.83 | 112 | 120 | not taken | 140 | 150 | not taken |
| 2025 Asian Championships 9 May 2025 | 1 | 276 | 71 kg | 70.33 | 115 | 121 | 145 | 155 | not taken | |
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 1 | 264 | 76 kg | 72.46 | 112 | 116 | 141 | 148 | ||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 3 | 261 | 71 kg | 71 | 115 | 146 | ||||
| 2024 Asian Championships 3 Feb 2024 | 1 | 269 | 71 kg | 71 | 115 | 145 | 154 | not taken | ||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 1 | 269 | 71 kg | 71 | 115 | 120 | 146 | 149 | ||
| 2023 Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 | 1 | 267 | 76 kg | 71.73 | 117 | 140 | 148 | 150 | ||
| 2019 Asian Junior Championships 19 Oct 2019 | 1 | 247 | 71 kg | 70.38 | 95 | 103 | 108 | 130 | 135 | 139 |
| 2018 Youth Olympic Games 6 Oct 2018 | - | - | 63 kg | 62.98 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2017 Asian Junior Championships 21 Jul 2017 Also the 2017 Asian Youth Championships, place 1 | 1 | 208 | 63 kg | 61.18 | 91 | 94 | 96 | 109 | 112 | |
Compare Song Kuk-hyang
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Song Kuk-hyang met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.