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Ri Won-ju

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Ri Won-ju
Personal information
Born (2002-09-17) September 17, 2002
North Korea
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportWeightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 150 kg (2024)
  • Clean & Jerk: 190 kg (2024)
  • Total: 336 kg (2024)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  North Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Manama67 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Hangzhou67 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Gandhinagar71 kg
Gold medal – first place2024 Tashkent67 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2024 Phuket 67 kg
Korean name
Hangul
리원주
RRRi Wonju
MRRi Wŏnju

Ri Won-ju (Korean: 리원주; born 17 September 2002) is a North Korean weightlifter competing in the men's 67 kg category.[2] He won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.[3]

He established a Clean & Jerk world record of 190 kg at the men's 67 kg category in 2024 IWF World Cup.[4]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2024Manama, Bahrain67 kg1381431465182182190 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)3361st place, gold medalist(s)
2025Førde, Norway71 kg143148152519019019543425
Asian Championships
2024Tashkent, Uzbekistan61 kg1371st place, gold medalist(s)1801st place, gold medalist(s)3171st place, gold medalist(s)
2026 Ghandinagar, India71 kg1451511542nd place, silver medalist(s)185194197
WR		1st place, gold medalist(s)351
WR		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2022Hangzhou, China67 kg138141144—N/a175180190—N/a3212nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. "Profile/RI Wonju". ocagames.com. Asian Games. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  2. "Ri Won-ju". IWRP - Weightlifting Database.
  3. "2024 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. Dickinson, Jake (April 29, 2025). "Weightlifter Ri Won Ju (67KG) Sets 189KG World Record Clean & Jerk at 2024 IWF World Cup". barbend.com. Retrieved October 11, 2025.