Yu Dong-ju

South Korean weightlifter (born 1993)
  • Snatch: 167 kg (2021)
  • Clean and jerk: 209 kg (2024)
  • Total: 375 kg (2024)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 89 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Astana 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ningbo 89 kg
Updated on 22 August 2024

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.

Career

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]

In August 2024, Yu Dong-ju competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 371 kg in total and placed sixth.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 85 kg 150 157 157 — 190 195 195 — 340 13
2021 Tokyo, Japan 96 kg 160 165 167 — 200 205 205 — 360 8
2024 Paris, France 89 kg 163 163 168 — 203 211 217 — 371 6
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States 85 kg 151 157 161 15 193 198 200 9 355 11
2017 Anaheim, United States 85 kg 158 162 163 6 194 194 200 5 352 4
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 89 kg 157 162 162 9 200 205 209 4 367 5
2021 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)
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 89 kg 155 160 164 13 195 195 195 13 355 12
IWF World Cup
2019 Tianjin, China 89 kg 160 160 165 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 205 205 1st place, gold medalist(s) 365 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Phuket, Thailand 89 kg 163 166 168 8 200 209 209 5 375 5
Asian Championships
2013 Astana, Kazakhstan 85 kg 150 155 157 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 185 185 191 1st place, gold medalist(s) 340 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 85 kg 155 161 161 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 192 199 199 4 353 4
2017 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 85 kg 151 156 161 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 180 191 194 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 350 4
2019 Ningbo, China 89 kg 160 165 167 4 198 202 207 1st place, gold medalist(s) 367 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 89 kg 160 165 165 5 200 205 207 1st place, gold medalist(s) 367 4
2023 Jinju, South Korea 89 kg 155 161 166 6 195 201 206 5 362 5
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 89 kg 145 155 160 10 190 195 201 1st place, gold medalist(s) 346 6

References

  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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World Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Light heavyweight
  • 82.5 kg (1920–1991)
  • 83 kg (1993–1997)
  • 85 kg (1998–2017)
  • 89 kg (2018–)


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