Kim Soo-hyun Sets Two World Records at the 2023 Jinju Asian Weightlifting Championships

At the ‘2023 Jinju Asian Weightlifting Championships’, Kim Soo-hyun, a member of the Busan Metropolitan City Sports Association, who competed in the women’s 76kg class, achieved two world records.

Kim Soo-hyun was the best player in the Korean weightlifting women’s division in 2022 and won the bronze medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in Colombia in December last year with a total weight of 245kg (snatch 108kg, jerk 137kg). He lifted a total of 243kg and proudly won two gold medals, winning silver for impression, gold for jerk, and gold for total.

Meanwhile, Lee Min-ji (Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall), who competed in the women’s 76kg class with Kim Soo-hyun, won bronze medals in the snatch with 100kg, silver with 128kg in the jerk, and bronze with a total of 228kg.

Thailand’s Kai Pandung, who competed with Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Min-ji until the end, lifted 110kg in the snatch and defeated Kim Soo-hyun to win the gold medal. He then took the bronze medal with 127 kg of weight and the silver medal with 237 kg in total.

Currently, China has won a total of 25 medals, including 15 gold, 8 silver and 2 bronze medals, showing superior skills as a weightlifting powerhouse. Korea is winning a total of 11 medals, including 3 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze.

Meanwhile, with the competition in full swing, new records such as two world records, seven world junior records, two Asian records, and eight Asian junior records are pouring in until the 9th.