Rim Jong-sim

Rim Jong-sim ( or ; born 5 February 1993) is a North Korean weightlifter, two time Olympic Champion, World Champion, Asian Games gold and bronze medalist, and Asian Champion competing in the 69 kg and 75 kg category until 2018 and 76 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Career

She won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the women's 69 kg event. Four years later, she won the gold medal at the women's 75 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Has a younger sister Rim Un-sim who is an Olympic weightlifter in 64 kg division.

Major results

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1993 births

Living people

North Korean female weightlifters

Olympic weightlifters for North Korea

Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for North Korea

Olympic medalists in weightlifting

Weightlifters at the 2010 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Weightlifters at the 2014 Asian Games

Weightlifters at the 2018 Asian Games

Asian Games medalists in weightlifting

World Weightlifting Championships medalists

Asian Games gold medalists for North Korea

Asian Games bronze medalists for North Korea

Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games

Universiade medalists in weightlifting

Sportspeople from Pyongyang

FISU World University Games gold medalists for North Korea

21st-century North Korean women