Choe Hyo-sim

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Choe Hyo-sim
Personal information
NationalityNorth Korean
Born (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 30)
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight58.95 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportWeightlifting
Event–59 kg
ClubKigwancha Sports Club
Medal record
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio –63 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pattaya –59 kg
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
최효심
Revised RomanizationChoe Hyo-sim
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Hyo-sim

Choe Hyo-sim (Korean최효심; Korean pronunciation: [tsʰø.ɦjo.ɕim] or [tsʰø] [hjo.ɕim]; born 5 December 1993) is a North Korean weightlifter. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and won a silver medal in the women's 63 kg.[1] She won the silver medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade.[2]

Choe represents the Kigwancha Sports Club.[3]

Major results[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Universiade
2013 Russia Kazan, Russia 58 kg 95 98 100 --- 123 125 125 --- 225 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hyo-sim Choe". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "2013 Summer Universiade - Choe Hyo Sim". iwf.net. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Key to Success". Naenara. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

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