Jang Yeon-hak

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Jang Yeon-hak
Personal information
Born (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportWeightlifting
ClubAsan City Hall
Coached byJeon Sang-seok
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Riyadh102 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Jakarta–Palembang85 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tashkent96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Jinju102 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Jiangshan109 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2017 Taipei85 kg

Jang Yeon-hak (Korean: 장연학; born 14 February 1997)[1] is a South Korean weightlifter.

Career

He won the silver medal in the men's 85 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1][2]

In 2017, Jang won the bronze medal in the men's 85 kg event at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[3]

In August 2024, Jang competed in the men's 102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[4] He lifted 373 kg in total and finished in ninth position.[4]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2024Paris, France102 kg173179180—N/a200'211221—N/a37310
World Championships
2018Ashgabat, Turkmenistan89 kg16116416661901901951236110
2019Pattaya, Thailand96 kg16416416911197203206103679
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan96 kg171176176—201201201———
2022Bogotá, Colombia96 kg171172172—2012062105——
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia102 kg1781821823rd place, bronze medalist(s)2102172213rd place, bronze medalist(s)3992nd place, silver medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2019Tianjin, China96 kg16216517041962002043rd place, bronze medalist(s)3693rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024Phuket, Thailand102 kg17518018010——————
Asian Games
2018Jakarta, Indonesia85 kg160163165 —N/a191195197—N/a3602nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023Hangzhou, China109 kg175175180—N/a210210216—N/a3904
Asian Championships
2019Ningbo, China89 kg1611611661st place, gold medalist(s)19019519553565
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan96 kg1701741762nd place, silver medalist(s)20020520543793rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023Jinju, South Korea102 kg1751791821st place, gold medalist(s)21021021653923rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024Tashkent, Uzbekistan102 kg1751801813rd place, bronze medalist(s)210210211———
Summer Universiade
2017New Taipei, Taiwan85 kg 158159163318719119443541st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "You ripper! Weightlifter Aljumaili bags Iraq's first gold of the Games". Sportskeeda. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. Winters, Max (23 August 2017). "South Korea seal four archery golds on sublime day at Taipei 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.