Rim Jong-sim (; or ; born 5 February 1993) is a North Korean retired weightlifter, two-time Olympic Champion, World Champion, Asian Games gold and bronze medalist, and Asian Champion competing in the 69 kg and 75 kg category until 2018, and 76 kg starting in 2018, after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 76 kg
Career Rim won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the women's 69 kg event. Four years later, she won the gold medal at the women's 75 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Personal life Rim has a younger sister Rim Un-sim who is an Olympic weightlifter in 64 kg division.
She is a mother.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Olympic Games 2012 London, Great Britain 69 kg 111 115 117 1 142 146 146 1 261 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 75 kg 117 121 121 1 145 153 162 1 274 World Championships2010 Antalya, Turkey 63 kg 100 104 107 5 127 130 130 7 231 6 2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 75 kg 115 120 123 4 147 153 156 276 2015 Houston, United States 75 kg 120 125 128 150 155 157 280 2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 76 kg 115 119 121 145 150 153 269 2019 Pattaya, Thailand 76 kg 120 124 WR 126 148 152 155 276 Asian Games2010 Guangzhou, China 69 kg 100 103 103 3 126 129 129 4 232 42014 Incheon, South Korea 75 kg 118 122 122 4 146 153 154 3 271 2018 Jakarta, Indonesia 75 kg 110 113 116 1 137 142 147 1 263 Asian Championships2019 Ningbo, China 76 kg 115 119 123 WR 148 152 155 278 WR
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