Kim Un-ju

Kim Un-ju (born November 11, 1989 ) is a North Korean weightlifter .

She reached fourth place at the 2010 Asian Games in the class up to 75 kg. At the Asian Championships 2011 she won silver in pushing and at the World Championships 2011 bronze in pushing and tackling. In 2014 she won gold at the Asian Games , setting a new world record in pushing at 164 kg . Kim was also first at the 2014 World Championships . However, she was tested positive for methyltestosterone and methanedriol during the doping control and was banned for two years.

Web links

• Kim Un-ju at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Profile on iwf.net
• Profile on iwrp.net

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Senior Women's World Records iwf.net September 25, 2014
2. ↑ 8 positive doping case from weight worlds sbs.com.au December 12, 2014
3. ↑ Sanctioned Athletes iwf.net 2014

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kim is the family name here, Un-ju is the first name.