Yu Dong-ju

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Yu Dong-ju
Personal information
Full nameYu Dong-ju
Born (1993-08-19) 19 August 1993 (age 30)
Sunchang, South Korea
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight88.50 kg (195 lb)
Sport
Country South Korea
SportWeightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 167 kg (2021)
  • Clean and jerk: 207 kg (2019)
  • Total: 371 kg (2021)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 89 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ningbo 89 kg
Updated on 28 April 2019.

Yu Dong-ju (Korean: 유동주; born August 19, 1993) is a South Korean male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing South Korea at international competitions. He participated in the men's 85 kg event at the 2015 World Championships and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in fourteenth position.[1][2]

Major results[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2015 United States Houston, United States 85 kg 151 157 161 15 193 198 200 9 355 11
2017 United States Anaheim, United States 85 kg 158 162 163 6 194 194 200 5 352 4
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 89 kg 157 162 162 9 200 205 209 4 367 5
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 89 kg 160 165 167 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 200 204 208 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 371 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Yu Dongju". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Yu Dong-ju". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

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