Yu Dong-ju
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| Full name | Yu Dong-ju | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1993 Sunchang, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88.50 kg (195 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Jinan County Office | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Choi Byung-Chan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 85 kg | 150 | — | 190 | — | 340 | 13 | ||||
| 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 96 kg | 160 | — | 200 | — | 360 | 8 | ||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 89 kg | 163 | 168 | — | 203 | — | 371 | 6 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Houston, United States | 85 kg | 151 | 157 | 15 | 193 | 198 | 9 | 355 | 11 | ||
| 2017 | Anaheim, United States | 85 kg | 158 | 6 | 194 | 5 | 352 | 4 | ||||
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | 89 kg | 157 | 162 | 9 | 200 | 205 | 4 | 367 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 89 kg | 160 | 165 | 167 |  |
200 | 204 | |
371 | 
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| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 89 kg | 155 | 160 | 13 | 195 | 13 | 355 | 12 | |||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Tianjin, China | 89 kg | 160 | |
200 | 205 | |
365 |
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| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 89 kg | 163 | 166 | 8 | 200 | 209 | 5 | 375 | 5 | ||
| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Astana, Kazakhstan | 85 kg | 150 | 155 |  |
185 | |
340 |
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| 2016 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 85 kg | 155 | 161 | |
192 | 4 | 353 | 4 | |||
| 2017 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 85 kg | 151 | 156 | |
180 | 194 | |
350 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | Ningbo, China | 89 kg | 160 | 4 | 198 | 202 | 207 | |
367 |
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| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 89 kg | 160 | 5 | 200 | 207 | |
367 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | Jinju, South Korea | 89 kg | 155 | 161 | 6 | 195 | 201 | 5 | 362 | 5 | ||
| 2024 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 89 kg | 145 | 10 | 190 | 195 | 201 | |
346 | 6 | ||
References
- ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Yu Dongju". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Yu Dong-ju". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
External links
- Yu Dong-ju at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Yu Dong-ju at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Yu Dong-ju at Olympics.com
- Yu Dong-ju at Olympedia
