Kim Myong-sik (weightlifter)
{{family name hatnote|Kim||lang=Korean}}
{{short description|North Korean weightlifter}}
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| name = Kim Myong-sik
| native_name = 김명식
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| nationality = North Korean
| weight = 52 kg
| sport = Weightlifting
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|6|30|df=yes}}
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| weight_class = Flyweight
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{{MedalSport|Men's weightlifting}}
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{{MedalComp|Asian Games}}
{{MedalBronze|1990 Beijing|52 kg}}
{{MedalComp|East Asian Games}}
{{MedalBronze|1993 Shanghai|54 kg}}
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Kim Myong-sik ({{Korean|hangul=김명식}}; born 30 June 1969) is a North Korean former weightlifter. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Kim was born on 30 June 1969 and grew up in North Korea. Measuring at {{convert|52|kg}}, he became a competitive weightlifter and was classified as a flyweight.{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/56565|website=Olympedia.org|title=Kim Myong-Sik}} He competed at the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships in Athens, Greece, where he placed seventh in the flyweight event, with a total score of {{convert|235|kg}}.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-colonist/158917054/|newspaper=Times Colonist|via=Newspapers.com|date=September 17, 1989|page=15|agency=Associated Press|title=Weightlifting}} {{Open access}} He returned for the 1990 World Weightlifting Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where he won a silver medal in the clean and jerk event (with a lift of {{convert|137.5|kg}}) while finishing fourth overall, with a total of {{convert|239|kg}}.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/158917207/|newspaper=The Boston Globe|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 11, 1990|page=80|title=Weightlifting}} {{Open access}}
That year, Kim also competed at the Asian Games in Beijing, China, winning the overall bronze medal in his event. He competed at an international tournament in Australia in 1991, finishing second to Ivan Ivanov.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/158917495/|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|via=Newspapers.com|date=March 10, 1991|page=90|title=Weightlifting}} {{Open access}} He was selected to represent North Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and competed in the flyweight event.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-myong-sik-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043853/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-myong-sik-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Kim Myong-sik Olympic Results |accessdate=26 January 2020}} He began with a placement of eighth in the clean and jerk portion of the event, with a lift of {{convert|105|kg}}, but then was unable to complete his attempted lifts in the snatch event and finished tied for last with the mark of "Did Not Finish".{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/29979|website=Olympedia|title=Flyweight (≤52 kilograms), Men – Clean & Jerk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/29978|website=Olympedia.org|title=Flyweight (≤52 kilograms), Men}} The following year, Kim competed at the inaugural East Asian Games in Shanghai, participating in the 54 kg class and winning bronze with a total of {{convert|257.5|kg}}, which was his last known appearance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR19930510004300007|publisher=Yonhap News Agency|language=Korean|title=<동아시아대회> 全炳寬,첫 금메달|date=10 May 1993|trans-title=
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Category:North Korean male weightlifters
Category:Olympic weightlifters for North Korea
Category:Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Asian Games medalists in weightlifting
Category:Weightlifters at the 1990 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for North Korea