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Om Yun-chol

1991 - Today

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Om Yun-chol or Um Yoon-chul (Korean: 엄윤철; Korean pronunciation: [ʌ.mjun.tsʰʌl] or [ʌm] [jun.tsʰʌl]; born 18 November 1991) is a North Korean retired weightlifter, coach, Olympic Champion, and five time World Champion competing in the 56 kg category until 2018 and 55 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. He is 152 centimetres (5 ft 0 in) and weighs 55 kilograms (121 lb). Om represents the Amnokgang Sports Team. He is also the fourth man to lift over 3 times bodyweight in the clean & jerk multiple times after succeeding in breaking the world record clean and jerk of 169 kg in the −56 kg weight class during the Asian Interclub Championships, and has accomplished this feat 3 more times since the Asian Interclub Championships, at the 2014 Asian Games, 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, and the 2016 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Om Yun-chol is the 3,637th most popular athlete (up from 4,337th in 2024), the 147th most popular biography from North Korea and the 3rd most popular North Korean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Om Yun-chol ranks 3,637 out of 6,025. Before him are Kimmo Kinnunen, Fabrice Guy, Helga Arendt, Munkhbayar Dorjsuren, Sandra Azón, and Giovanni De Benedictis. After him are Gezahegne Abera, Alison Williamson, Jeļena Prokopčuka, Marit van Eupen, Tereza Marinova, and Dominik Landertinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Om Yun-chol ranks 370. Before him are Nadech Kugimiya, Kyren Wilson, Park Cho-rong, Axel Pons, Almaz Ayana, and Mitsuteru Kudo. After him are Steve Cook, Otis, Daniëlle van de Donk, Lewis Dunk, Christian Kabasele, and Deniz Baysal.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Om Yun-chol ranks 150 out of 162. Before him are Kim Il (1971), Kim Kum-il (1987), Ri Jun-il (1987), Lee Hyeon-seo (null), Jong Song-ok (1974), and Pak Kwang-ryong (1992). After him are An Chol-hyok (1987), Han Kwang-song (1998), Yu Sun-bok (1970), Kim Un-guk (1988), Ri Hak-son (1969), and Kim Hyang-mi (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In North Korea

Among athletes born in North Korea, Om Yun-chol ranks 3. Before him are Sohn Kee-chung (1912), and Choe Chol-su (1969). After him are Kim Un-guk (1988), Rim Jong-sim (1993), Kim Jong-su (1977), Ri Song-hui (1978), Pak Hyon-suk (1985), and Kim Mi-rae (2001).

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