Kim Soo-kyung (weightlifter)

Kim Soo-Kyung (also Kim Su-Gyeong, Korean: 김 수경; born August 6, 1985) is a South Korean weightlifter.[1] She won a silver medal for the 63 kg class at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, with a total of 240 kilograms.[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Soo-Kyung
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1985-08-06) 6 August 1985
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)63 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou 63 kg

Kim made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed for the women's middleweight class (63 kg). She finished only in fifth place by 2.5 kilograms short of her snatch record from Tunisia's Hayet Sassi, with a total of 215.0 kg (92.5 in the snatch, and 122.5 in the clean and jerk).

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Kim qualified for the second time in the women's 63 kg class, after finishing sixth from the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand.[3] Kim placed sixth in this event, as she successfully lifted 98 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 127 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 225 kg.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Soo-Kyung". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  2. "World champion Maneza wins the women's 63kg weightlifting at Guangzhou Asiad". Xinhua News Agency. 16 November 2010. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. "World Weighlifting [sic] Championships: Liu sets two records, claim three golds". Dawn Archives. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  4. "Women's 63kg (139 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.


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