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Hong Yong-ok

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Hong Yong-ok
Personal information
Nationality North Korea
Born (1986-08-19) 19 August 1986 (age 38)
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event69 kg
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
홍영옥
Revised RomanizationHong Yeong-ok
McCune–ReischauerHong Yŏng'ok

Hong Yong-ok (also Hong Yeong-ok, Korean: 홍영옥; born August 19, 1986) is a North Korean weightlifter.[1] Hong represented North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's light heavyweight category (69 kg). Hong, however, did not finish the event, after failing to lift a single-motion snatch of 103 kg in three attempts.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hong Yong-ok". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Women's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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