Im Yong-su

{{Short description|North Korean weightlifter (born 1980)}}

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{{MedalSilver|2002 Busan | 62 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2006 Doha | 62 kg}}

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{{MedalGold|2002 Warsaw | 62 kg }}

{{MedalSilver|2007 Chiang Mai | 62 kg }}

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Im Yong-su ({{langx|ko|임용수}};{{cite news |url=http://www.kcna.co.jp/calendar/2008/01/01-05/2008-0104-015.html |title=2007년 10대 최우수선수,감독 선정 |language=ko |trans-title=Ten Best Players and Coaches for 2007 Listed in DPRK |publisher=Korean Central News Agency |location=Pyongyang |date=2008-01-05 }} born February 9, 1980) is a North Korean weightlifter.{{cite sports-reference|title = Im Yong-Su|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/im/im-yong-su-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031526/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/im/im-yong-su-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 21 January 2013}} He won a gold medal in the men's 62 kg division at the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships in Warsaw, Poland, with a total of 315.0 kilograms.{{cite news|title=World record caps weightlifting championships|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/summer/2002-11-24-weightlifting_x.htm|publisher=USA Today|date=24 November 2002|accessdate=21 January 2013}} He also captured two silver medals at the Asian Games (2002 in Busan, South Korea, and 2006 in Doha, Qatar).{{cite news|title=Qiu Le wins fifth weightlifting gold for China in Doha|url=http://en.ce.cn/subject/doha2006/china/200612/04/t20061204_9663726.shtml|work=Xinhua News Agency|publisher=China Economic Net|date=4 December 2006|accessdate=21 January 2013|archive-date=16 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516003110/http://en.ce.cn/subject/doha2006/china/200612/04/t20061204_9663726.shtml|url-status=dead}} Im competed for the same division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but he neither completed the event, nor claimed an Olympic medal.

Eight years after competing in his first Olympics, Im qualified for the third time in the men's featherweight category (62 kg), as a 28-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing second from the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand.{{cite news|title=Yang Fan wins men's 62kg in weightlifting worlds|url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/6266516.html|work=Xinhua News Agency|publisher=People's Daily Online (China)|date=19 September 2007|accessdate=21 January 2013}} Im, however, did not finish the event, as he successfully lifted 138 kg in the single-motion snatch, but failed to hoist 168 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk.{{cite web|title=Men's 62kg (137 lbs)|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/weightlifting/resultsandschedules/rsc=WLM062000/standings.html|publisher=NBC Olympics|accessdate=21 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730230448/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/weightlifting/resultsandschedules/rsc=WLM062000/standings.html|archive-date=30 July 2012|url-status=dead}}