Shin Rok (Korean: 신록; born 8 July 2002) is a South Korean weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1][2]
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| Born | 8 July 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 61 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
In 2019, Shin won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the Asian Youth Championships held in Pyongyang, North Korea.[3]
In 2021, he won the bronze medal in the snatch in the men's 61 kg event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4]
Achievements edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
61 kg | 127 | 130 | 132 |  |
156 | |
288 |
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| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia |
61 kg | 127 | 8 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2023 |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
61 kg | 120 | 125 | 16 | 150 | 155 | 18 | 280 | 16 | ||
References edit
- ^ Oliver, Brian (9 December 2021). "South Korean teenager Shin stuns older rivals at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Go, Beatrice (10 December 2021). "John Ceniza falls short of world championships podium finish". Rappler.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "S. Korean weightlifter Shin Rok wins three medals at Asian youth competition in Pyongyang". The Korea Herald. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
External links edit
- Shin Rok at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Shin Rok at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Shin Rok at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
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