Jang Yeon-hak

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.
Jang Yeon-hak
Personal information
Born (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportWeightlifting
ClubAsan City Hall
Coached byJeon Sang-seok
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Riyadh 102 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang 85 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tashkent 96 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Jinju 102 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 85 kg

Jang Yeon-hak (Korean: 장연학; born 14 February 1997)[1] is a South Korean weightlifter.

Career

He won the silver medal in the men's 85 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1][2]

In 2017, Jang won the bronze medal in the men's 85 kg event at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.[3]

In August 2024, Jang competed in the men's 102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[4] He lifted 373 kg in total and finished in ninth position.[4]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2024 Paris, France 102 kg 180 187 188 — 190 190 200 — 370 10
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 89 kg 161 164 166 6 190 190 195 12 361 10
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 96 kg 164 164 169 11 197 203 206 10 367 9
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 96 kg 171 176 176 — 201 201 201 — — —
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 96 kg 171 172 172 — 201 206 210 5 — —
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 102 kg 178 182 182 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 210 217 221 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 399 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2019 Tianjin, China 96 kg 162 165 170 4 196 200 204 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 369 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024 Phuket, Thailand 102 kg 175 180 180 10 — — — — — —
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia 85 kg 160 163 165 — 191 195 197 — 360 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Hangzhou, China 109 kg 175 175 180 — 210 210 216 — 390 4
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo, China 89 kg 161 161 166 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 195 195 5 356 5
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 96 kg 170 174 176 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 200 205 205 4 379 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 Jinju, South Korea 102 kg 175 179 182 1st place, gold medalist(s) 210 210 216 5 392 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 102 kg 175 180 181 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 210 210 211 — — —
Summer Universiade
2017 New Taipei, Taiwan 85 kg 158 159 163 3 187 191 194 4 354 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "You ripper! Weightlifter Aljumaili bags Iraq's first gold of the Games". Sportskeeda. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ Winters, Max (23 August 2017). "South Korea seal four archery golds on sublime day at Taipei 2017". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.


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