Ri Won-ju

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In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.
Ri Won-ju
Personal information
Born (2002-09-17) September 17, 2002 (age 23)
North Korea
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportWeightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 150 kg (2024)
  • Clean & Jerk: 190 kg (2024)
  • Total: 336 kg (2024)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  North Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Manama 67 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 67 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Jiangshan 67 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Phuket 67 kg
Korean name
Hangul
리원주
RRRi Wonju
MRRi Wŏnju

Ri Won-ju (Korean: 리원주; born 17 September 2002) is a North Korean male weightlifter competing in the men's 67 kg category.[2] He won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain,[3]

He established a Clean & Jerk world record of 190 kg at the men's 67 kg category in 2024 IWF World Cup.[4]

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2024 Manama, Bahrain 67 kg 138 143 146 5 182 182 190 CWR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 336 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025 Førde, Norway 71 kg 143 148 152 5 190 190 195 4 342 5
Asian Championships
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 61 kg 137 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 1st place, gold medalist(s) 317 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou, China 67 kg 138 141 144 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 175 180 190 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 321 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Profile/RI Wonju". ocagames.com. Asian Games. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Ri Won-ju". IWRP - Weightlifting Database.
  3. ^ "2024 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ Dickinson, Jake (April 29, 2025). "Weightlifter Ri Won Ju (67KG) Sets 189KG World Record Clean & Jerk at 2024 IWF World Cup". barbend.com. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
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