Ri Song-hui

Ri Song-Hui (born December 3, 1978) is a North Korean 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.

In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.
Ri Song-Hui
Personal information
BornDecember 3, 1978 (1978-12-03) (age 44)
Height152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Medal record
Women's Weightlifting
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney– 58 kg
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens– 58 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Warsaw – 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Chiangmai – 54 kg
Silver medal – second place 1999 Athens – 58 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Vancouver – 53 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan – 53 kg
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok – 58 kg
Korean name
Hangul
리성희
Revised RomanizationRi Seong-hui
McCune–ReischauerRi Sŏng-hŭi

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.[1]

References
  1. "Progress of World Records, Women Seniors". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-09.


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