Kim Il-gyong

Kim Il-gyong
Personal information
Born (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
59 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  North Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Manama59 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Førde58 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou59 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Tashkent59 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Jiangshan59 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Gandhinagar58 kg

Kim Il-gyong (Korean: 김일경; born 27 July 2003) is a North Korean weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bahrain.[1] Kim also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[2][3] She set a new world record in the Snatch.[4]

Kim won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2024Manama, Bahrain59 kg1031061081st place, gold medalist(s)130134141 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)249 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025Førde, Norway58 kg1001021041st place, gold medalist(s)1281321341st place, gold medalist(s)236 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2023Hangzhou, China59 kg103107111 CWRN/a127132135N/a2461st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "2024 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "N. Korea dominates in weightlifting in return to int'l sports competition". The Korea Times. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Weightlifting Medalists" (PDF). 2022 Asian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Oliver, Brian (8 October 2023). "North Korea's record-breaking weightlifters - "they're so good it's scary"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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