About Ri Chong-song
Born 1997. Ri Chong-song is a weightlifter.
Ri Chong-song (; born 31 May 1997) is a North Korean weightlifter competing in the men's 79 kg category.
Career Ri Chong-song won the gold medal in the men's 81kg event at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain, and a gold medal in the men's 81kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.
Achievements Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank World Championships 2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 150 154 155 4 182 187 190 342 4 2024 Manama, Bahrain 81 kg 161 161 166 201 201 205 371 2025 Førde, Norway 79 kg 160 163 166 197 197 201 6 360 Asian Championships 2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 81 kg 169 200 369 2026 Ghandinagar, India 79 kg 155 161 161 197 206 206 358 Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou, China 81 kg 160 165 169 195 210 210 364
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Who is Ri Chong-song?
North Korean weightlifter (born 1997)
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Ri Chong-song was born on 31 May 1997.
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