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Choi Jong-keun

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Choi Jong-keun
Personal information
Full nameChoi Jong-keun
Born (1976-02-14) 14 February 1976 (age 48)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight103.33 kg (227.8 lb)
Sport
Country South Korea
SportWeightlifting
Weight class105 kg
TeamNational team
Updated on 3 October 2016

Choi Jong-keun (Korean최종근, born (1976-02-14)14 February 1976) is a South Korean male weightlifter, competing in the 105 kg category and representing South Korea at international competitions. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 105 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Major results

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2nd place, silver medalist(s) - 1997 World Championships Sub-Heavyweight class (387.5 kg)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) - 1998 Asian Games Heavyweight class
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 105 kg
World Championships
1999 Greece Piraeus, Greece 105 kg 185 190 190 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 220 225 225 7 410 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Choi Jong-Kun". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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