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Song Kuk-hyang

Song at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born	(2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Country	North Korea
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	71 kg 76 kg
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing  North Korea World Championships 2024 Manama 76 kg Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou 76 kg Asian Championships 2024 Tashkent 71 kg

Song Kuk-hyang (born 1 February 2001) is a North Korean weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 76 kg event at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bahrain. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

In 2018, Song competed in the girls' 63 kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She did not complete a successful Snatch and she did not compete in the Clean & Jerk.

Song won the gold medal in the women's 71 kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She set a new world record of 154 kg in the Clean & Jerk.

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
World Championships
2024	Manama, Bahrain	76 kg	112	116	116		141	148	153		264
Asian Games
2023	Hangzhou, China	76 kg	117	117	121	—	140	148	150	—	267
Asian Championships
2024	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	71 kg	115	115	122		145	154	—		269

References

1. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
2. Khalatyan, Rafael (13 December 2024). "Asian streak shattered at Manama 2024". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
3. "2024 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
4. "N. Korea dominates in weightlifting in return to int'l sports competition". The Korea Times. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
5. "Weightlifting Medalists" (PDF). 2022 Asian Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
6. ^ "2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

External links

• Song Kuk-hyang at the International Weightlifting Federation

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