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Kim Myong-sik

b. 1969

North Korean weightlifter

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Born 1969. Kim Myong-sik is a North Korean weightlifter.

Kim Myong-sik (; born 30 June 1969) is a North Korean former weightlifter. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Biography Kim was born on 30 June 1969 and grew up in North Korea. Measuring at , he became a competitive weightlifter and was classified as a flyweight. He competed at the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships in Athens, Greece, where he placed seventh in the flyweight event, with a total score of . He returned for the 1990 World Weightlifting Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where he won a silver medal in the clean and jerk event (with a lift of ) while finishing fourth overall, with a total of .

That year, Kim also competed at the Asian Games in Beijing, China, winning the overall bronze medal in his event. He was selected to represent North Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and competed in the flyweight event. He began with a placement of eighth in the clean and jerk portion of the event, with a lift of , but then was unable to complete his attempted lifts in the snatch event and finished tied for last with the mark of "Did Not Finish". The following year, Kim competed at the inaugural East Asian Games in Shanghai, participating in the 54 kg class and winning bronze with a total of , which was his last known appearance.

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North Korean weightlifter

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Kim Myong-sik was born on 30 June 1969.

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Kim Myong-sik is a weightlifter.

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Kim Myong-sik is North Korean.

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· Wikipedia: Kim Myong-sik

· Wikidata: Q27881346

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