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Om Yun-chol vs Thabo Munyengwa

Om Yun-chol and Thabo Munyengwa, compared on every result on this site. Om Yun-chol's best total is 303 kg (men's 56 kg, 2016); Thabo Munyengwa's is 165 kg (men's 60 kg, 2026). On the Sinclair scale, which allows for bodyweight, Om Yun-chol is ahead by 239.3 points. They never met in the same class.

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Om Yun-chol and Thabo Munyengwa 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 North Korea Om Yun-chol Thabo Munyengwa
Nation North Korea Not listed
Born 1991 Not listed
Competitions 17, 2011 to 2019 3, 2025 to 2026
Olympic medals 1 gold, 1 silver None
World Championships medals 5 gold None
Best snatch 134 kg 70 kg
Best clean and jerk 171 kg 95 kg
Best total 303 kg (men's 56 kg, 2016) 165 kg (men's 60 kg, 2026)
Best Sinclair score 501.4 262.1
Best total, place in its class 3rd of 741 in the men's 56 kg 101st of 104 in the men's 60 kg
Snatch attempts made 64% (32 of 50) Too few recorded
Clean and jerk attempts made 63% (31 of 49) Too few recorded
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk 79% 74%
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.
Head to head

Om Yun-chol vs Thabo Munyengwa head to head

Om Yun-chol and Thabo Munyengwa never lifted in the same class at the same competition. The results here run from 2011 to 2019 for Om Yun-chol and 2025 to 2026 for Thabo Munyengwa, so the side by side figures and the chart are the comparison.

Careers

Om Yun-chol and Thabo Munyengwa, 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.

Om Yun-chol and Thabo Munyengwa: Sinclair score at each competition, 17 and 3 competitions.20037555020112013201520172019202120232025Om Yun-chol, 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 447 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 440.65 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 483.56 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2013 Asian Championships, 20 Jun 2013: 472.4 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2013 Asian Interclub Championships, 11 Sep 2013: 477.16 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 476.22 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 492.29 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 488.85 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2015 IWF Grand Prix, 21 Sep 2015: 498.27 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 498.27 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 501.4 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2017 Summer Universiade, 19 Aug 2017: 484.33 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2018 Asian Games, 20 Aug 2018: 472.8 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 471.12 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2019 IWF World Cup (February), 22 Feb 2019: 445.87 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2019 Asian Championships, 18 Apr 2019: 470.68 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 490.82 pointsThabo Munyengwa, 2025 African Junior Championships, 15 Aug 2025: 245.22 pointsThabo Munyengwa, 2025 African Youth Championships, 15 Aug 2025: 245.22 pointsThabo Munyengwa, 2026 African Championships, 10 May 2026: 262.15 points
Om Yun-chol and Thabo Munyengwa: Sinclair score at each competition, 17 and 3 competitions.200375550201120172023Om Yun-chol, 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 29 Jun 2011: 447 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2011: 440.65 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2012 Olympic Games, 27 Jul 2012: 483.56 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2013 Asian Championships, 20 Jun 2013: 472.4 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2013 Asian Interclub Championships, 11 Sep 2013: 477.16 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships, 16 Oct 2013: 476.22 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2014 Asian Games, 19 Sep 2014: 492.29 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Nov 2014: 488.85 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2015 IWF Grand Prix, 21 Sep 2015: 498.27 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 498.27 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 501.4 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2017 Summer Universiade, 19 Aug 2017: 484.33 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2018 Asian Games, 20 Aug 2018: 472.8 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 471.12 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2019 IWF World Cup (February), 22 Feb 2019: 445.87 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2019 Asian Championships, 18 Apr 2019: 470.68 pointsOm Yun-chol, 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 490.82 pointsThabo Munyengwa, 2025 African Junior Championships, 15 Aug 2025: 245.22 pointsThabo Munyengwa, 2025 African Youth Championships, 15 Aug 2025: 245.22 pointsThabo Munyengwa, 2026 African Championships, 10 May 2026: 262.15 points
Om Yun-chol: round points Thabo Munyengwa: square points
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