Rim Jong-sim

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Rim Jong-sim
Rim in 2019
Personal information
Born (1993-02-05) 5 February 1993
Pyongyang, North Korea
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight75.90 kg (167 lb)
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportWeightlifting
Event–76 kg
ClubKigwancha Sports Club
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro–75 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Pattaya–76 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Houston–75 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Ashgabat–76 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Almaty–75 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta-Palembang–75 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Incheon–75 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Ningbo–76 kg
Silver medal – second place2013 Astana–69 kg
Rim Jong-sim
Hangul
림정심
RRRim Jeongsim
MRRim Chŏngsim

Rim Jong-sim (Korean: 림정심; Korean pronunciation: [ɾim.dzʌŋ.ɕim] or [ɾim] [tsʌŋ.ɕim]; born 5 February 1993) is a North Korean retired[1] weightlifter, two time Olympic Champion, World Champion, Asian Games gold[2] and bronze medalist, and Asian Champion competing in the 69 kg and 75 kg category until 2018 and 76 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Career

She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the women's 69 kg event.[4][5] Four years later, she won the gold medal at the women's 75 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6][7][8]

Personal life

Rim has a younger sister Rim Un-sim[2] who is an Olympic weightlifter in 64 kg division.

She is a mother.[1]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012United Kingdom London, Great Britain69 kg111115117114214614612611st place, gold medalist(s)
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil75 kg117121121114515316212741st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey63 kg100104107512713013072316
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan75 kg11512012341471531561st place, gold medalist(s)2763rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015United States Houston, United States75 kg1201251282nd place, silver medalist(s)1501551571st place, gold medalist(s)2802nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan76 kg1151191211st place, gold medalist(s)1451501532nd place, silver medalist(s)2692nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand76 kg120124 WR1261st place, gold medalist(s)1481521552nd place, silver medalist(s)2761st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2010China Guangzhou, China69 kg100103103312612912942324
2014South Korea Incheon, South Korea75 kg118122122414615315432713rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia75 kg110113116113714214712631st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2019China Ningbo, China76 kg115119123 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)1481521551st place, gold medalist(s)278 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. Oliver, Brian (8 October 2023). "North Korea's record-breaking weightlifters - "they're so good it's scary"". InsideTheGames. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. "N. Korea's sister power: Rim Jong-sim wins gold in women's 75kg weightlifting". The Korea Herald. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 76 kg
  4. "Rim Jong-sim". London2012.com. Retrieved 1 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. "Weightlifting: Rim extends North Korea's golden run". Reuters. August 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  6. "Jong Sim Rim". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  7. "2018 Asian Games profile". Archived from the original on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
  8. "Gold at last for North Korea". Reuters. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

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