Ji Hun-Min
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Ji Hun-Min is a South Korea
n weightlifter. He competed in the Men's Featherweight division at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
. After placing second after the snatch lift
, he failed to successfully lift in the clean and jerk
, and hence was disqualified.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n weightlifter. He competed in the Men's Featherweight division at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.-Events:15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...
. After placing second after the snatch lift
Snatch (weightlifting)
The snatch is one of the two olympic weightlifting events .The essence of the event is to lift a barbell from the platform to locked arms overhead in a smooth continuous movement. The barbell is pulled as high as the lifter can manage at which point the barbell is flipped overhead...
, he failed to successfully lift in the clean and jerk
Clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...
, and hence was disqualified.