Kim Myong-nam

{{Short description|North Korean weightlifter (born 1969)}}

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| weight_class = 70 kg

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{{MedalBronze | 1992 Barcelona | 75 Kg }}

{{MedalSilver | 1996 Atlanta | 70 Kg }}

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Kim Myong-Nam (born 8 February 1969) is a North Korean male weightlifter, competing in the 70 kg category and representing North Korea at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 75 kg event and the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 70 kg event.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-myong-nam-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235943/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-myong-nam-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Kim Myong-Nam |accessdate=2 September 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.databasesports.com/olympics/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KIMMYO02 |title=Kim Myong-Nam |publisher=Database Olympics |accessdate=2 September 2016}}{{cite book |author1=John Grasso |author2=Bill Mallon |author3=Jeroen Heijmans |title=Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uCN1CQAAQBAJ&pg=PA317 |accessdate=2 September 2016 |date=14 May 2015 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |isbn=978-1-4422-4860-1 |pages=317–}} He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1997 World Weightlifting Championships.{{cite web |title=Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics – 2007 World Championships – Kim Myong-Nam |page=Y3 |url=http://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF |publisher=iwf.net |accessdate=23 June 2016}}

Kim set three world records – one in the snatch, one in the clean & jerk, and one in the total.

Major results

:{{bronze3}} - 1989 World Championships Lightweight class (327.5 kg)

:{{gold1}} - 1990 World Championships Lightweight class (342.5 kg)

:{{bronze3}} - 1991 World Championships Lightweight class (340.0 kg)

:{{bronze3}} - 1993 World Championships Middleweight class (362.5 kg)

:{{gold1}} - 1990 Asian Games Middleweight class

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rowspan=2 width=40 | Year

! rowspan=2 width=250 | Venue

! rowspan=2 width=60 | Weight

! colspan=4 | Snatch (kg)

! colspan=4 | Clean & Jerk (kg)

! rowspan=2 width=40 | Total

! rowspan=2 width=40 | Rank

width=40 | 1width=40 | 2width=40 | 3width=40 | Rankwidth=40 | 1width=40 | 2width=40 | 3width=40 | Rank
colspan=13 | Summer Olympics
1996align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta, United States70 kg{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{silver2}}
1992align=left | {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona, Spain75 kg{{n/a}}{{n/a}}{{bronze3}}
colspan=13 | World Championships
1997align=left | {{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand70 kg155.0157.5 157.5 185.0 185.0 DQ

References