Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
DPR Korea |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
He won gold at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea, despite carrying a hip injury into the event. (timesofoman.com, 23 Sep 2014) |
International Debut |
| Year |
2010 |
| Competing for |
DPR Korea |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
April 25 Sports Club: DPR Korea |
| Why this sport? |
He was involved in athletics until a coach encouraged him to take up weightlifting. |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
In 2012 he was presented with the title of 'Labor Hero' by the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (hankookilbo.com, 22 Sep 2014) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began weightlifting at age 12 at a youth sports centre in Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Korean |
General Interest |
| Other information |
POSITIVE TEST
He was provisionally suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF] after testing positive to the banned substance letrozole at the 2015 World Championships in Houston, TX, United States of America. As a result, he is banned from competition until 2019. (olympics.nbcsports.com, 17 Dec 2015; iwf.net, 01 Jul 2016) |
London
Houston, TX
Almaty
Wroclaw
Paris
Antalya
Tongling
Incheon