Ri Song-hui

Ri Song-hui (born December 3, 1978 ) is a North Korean weightlifter .

Career

Ri Song-hui started lifting weights when she was 14 . In 1996 she appeared with a performance of 182.5 kg in the weight class up to 50 kg body weight on the 2nd place of the annual world best list. Internationally, she first appeared in 1997 when she took second place in the weight class up to 54 kg body weight at the World Championships in Chiangmai / Thailand . Until 2004 she started at all important international events, was once world champion in the all-around competition and won two Olympic silver medals. It was certainly disappointing for her that she could not take the chance to win the Olympic Games at the 2000 Olympic Games in the absence of the high favorite Chen Yanqing and was surprisingly defeated by the Mexican Soraya Jiminez because of a weak form of the day. Otherwise, she fought with Olympic champions Udomporn Polsak from Thailand and Chen Yanqing at many events.

International successes / all-around

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, KG = body weight)

• 1997, 2nd place , World Championships in Chiangmai / Thailand , up to 54 kg body weight, with 195 kg, behind Meng Xianjuan, China , 205 kg and in front of Saipin Detsaeng , Thailand, 195 kg;
• 1998, 2nd place , Asian Games in Bangkok , up to 58 kg body weight, with 217.5 kg, behind Chen Yanqing , China, 220 kg and in front of K. Suta, Thailand, 210 kg;
• 1999, 2nd place , World Championships in Athens , behind Chen Yanqing, 235 kg and in front of Kuo Ping-Chun, Taiwan , 222.5 kg;
• 2000, 1st place , Asian Games in Ōsaka , up to 58 kg body weight, with 230 kg;
• 2000, silver medal , OS in Sydney , up to 58 kg body weight, with 220 kg, behind Soraya Jiminez, Mexico , 222.5 kg and in front of Khassaraporn Suta , Thailand, 210 kg;
• 2002, 1st place , Asian Games in Busan , up to 53 kg body weight, with 225 kg, ahead of Udomporn Polsak , 212.5 kg and Meng Xianyuan, China, 212.5 kg;
• 2002, 1st place , World Championships in Warsaw , up to 53 kg body weight, with 225 kg, ahead of Li Xuejuan, China, 222.5 kg and Udomporn Polsak, Thailand, 215 kg;
• 2003, 2nd place , World Championships in Vancouver , up to 53 kg body weight, with 222.5 kg, behind Udomporn Polsak, 222.5 kg and in front of Kantarean Junpim, Thailand, 217.5 kg;
• 2004, silver medal , OS in Athens , up to 58 gk KG, with 232.5 kg, behind Chen Yanqing, 237.5 kg and in front of Wandee Kameaim, Thailand, 230 kg

Medals individual disciplines

(at OS no more World Cup medals are awarded)

• World Cup gold medals: 1999, push, 130 kg - 2002, snatch, 97.5 kg - 2003, push, 127.5 kg
• World Cup silver medals: 1997, push, 110 kg - 1999, snatch, 100 kg - 2002, push, 127.5 kg
• World Championship bronze medal: 2003, tear, 95 kg

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Ri is the family name here, Song-hui is the first name.