Ri Song Hui
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Ri Song-Hui is a North Korea
n weightlifter who competed in the women's 58 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics
and won the silver medal with 220.0 kg in total.
She repeated this in the 2004 Summer Olympics
, this time lifting a total of 232.5 kg.
With 102 kg she broke the world record in snatch
in the women's 53 kg class.
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
n weightlifter who competed in the women's 58 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:...
and won the silver medal with 220.0 kg in total.
She repeated this in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
, this time lifting a total of 232.5 kg.
With 102 kg she broke the world record in snatch
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...
in the women's 53 kg class.