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Shin Rok

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Shin Rok
Personal information
Born (2002-07-08) 8 July 2002 (age 22)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportWeightlifting
Weight class61 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 61 kg

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]

Career

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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

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 61 kg 127 130 132 1st place, gold medalist(s) 156 156 164 1st place, gold medalist(s) 288 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 61 kg 127 127 127 8 156 156 159
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 61 kg 120 125 130 16 150 155 155 18 280 16

References

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  1. ^ Oliver, Brian (9 December 2021). "South Korean teenager Shin stuns older rivals at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ Go, Beatrice (10 December 2021). "John Ceniza falls short of world championships podium finish". Rappler.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "S. Korean weightlifter Shin Rok wins three medals at Asian youth competition in Pyongyang". The Korea Herald. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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