Jang Yeon-hak (Korean: 장연학; born 14 February 1997)[1] is a South Korean weightlifter. He won the silver medal in the men's 85 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1][2]

Jang Yeon-hak
Personal information
Born (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Riyadh 102 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang 85 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tashkent 96 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Jinju 102 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 85 kg

In 2017, Jang won the bronze medal in the men's 85 kg event at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[3]

Major results edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 89 kg 161 164 166 6 190 190 195 12 361 10
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 96 kg 164 164 169 11 197 203 206 10 367 9
2021   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 96 kg 171 176 176 201 201 201
2022   Bogotá, Colombia 96 kg 171 172 172 201 206 210 5
2023   Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 102 kg 178 182 182   210 217 221   399  
Asian Games
2018   Jakarta, Indonesia 85kg 160 163 165 1 191 195 197 2 360  
Asian Championships
2019   Ningbo, China 89 kg 161 161 166   190 195 195 5 356 5
2020   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 96 kg 170 174 176   200 205 205 4 379  
2023   Jinju, South Korea 102 kg 175 179 182   210 210 216 5 392  
Summer Universiade
2017   New Taipei, Taiwan 85 kg 158 159 163 3 187 191 194 4 354  

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "You ripper! Weightlifter Aljumaili bags Iraq's first gold of the Games". Sportskeeda. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ Winters, Max (23 August 2017). "South Korea seal four archery golds on sublime day at Taipei 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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