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Cha Kum-Chol vs Kim Un-guk
Cha Kum-Chol and Kim Un-guk, compared on every result on this site. Cha Kum-Chol's best total is 313 kg (men's 62 kg, 2013); Kim Un-guk's is 332 kg (men's 62 kg, 2014). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Kim Un-guk is ahead by 28.6 points. They met three times in the same class: Kim Un-guk finished ahead every time.
Cha Kum-Chol and Kim Un-guk side by side
Career figures from every result on this site. Where one figure is better, it is in bold. The figures are explained under the table.
| Figure |  Cha Kum-Chol |
Kim Un-guk |
|---|---|---|
| Nation | North Korea | North Korea |
| Born | 1987 | 1988 |
| Competitions | 10, 2007 to 2013 | 11, 2009 to 2015 |
| Olympic medals | None | 1 gold |
| World Championships medals | 1 gold, 1 bronze | 2 gold, 2 silver |
| Best snatch | 143 kg | 154 kg |
| Best clean and jerk | 170 kg | 178 kg |
| Best total | 313 kg (men's 62 kg, 2013) | 332 kg (men's 62 kg, 2014) |
| Best Sinclair score | 478.6 | 507.2 |
| Best total, place in its class | 21st of 981 in the men's 62 kg | 2nd of 981 in the men's 62 kg |
| Snatch attempts made | 67% (18 of 27) | 76% (25 of 33) |
| Clean and jerk attempts made | 67% (18 of 27) | 72% (23 of 32) |
| Snatch as a share of clean and jerk | 84% | 87% |
| World records held now | None | None |
How to read these figures
- Sinclair score. The total scaled for bodyweight with the IWF's 2025 to 2028 coefficients, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Women and men have separate formulas.
- Place in its class. Where the best total stands among every lifter with a total in that class on this site, on the IWF class list in force at the time.
- Attempts made. The share of all snatch or clean and jerk attempts the lifter made. At senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998, lifters make 58% of snatches and 56% of clean and jerks.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk. The snatch divided by the clean and jerk at the best total. It describes the shape of a lifter, not strength, so it is not in bold; eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- World records held now. Records on the IWF class list in force since 1 August 2026. A record set in a class that list retired does not carry over, so a past record holder can show none.
Cha Kum-Chol vs Kim Un-guk head to head
Every competition where both were entered in the same class, newest first. Each lifter's column gives the total in kilograms and the place in the class. "No lifts" means an entry without an attempt; "No total" means the results record no total, most often after three misses in one lift. Only meets where both posted a total count toward who finished ahead: the higher total, or on equal totals the published places, which went to the lighter lifter until 2017 and to the one who made the total first since.
| Competition | Cha Kum-Chol | Kim Un-guk |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 201162 kgAhead: Kim Un-guk | 298place 6 | 320place 2 |
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 201162 kgAhead: Kim Un-guk | 298place 3 | 306place 2 |
| 2009 East Asian Games 7 Dec 200962 kgAhead: Kim Un-guk | 295place 3 | 310place 1 |
Cha Kum-Chol and Kim Un-guk, competition by competition
The Sinclair score at each competition: the total scaled for bodyweight, so lifters from different classes sit on one scale. Competitions that ended without a total or a bodyweight have no point.
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