Om Yun-chol
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About
Weightlifter who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division. He also took gold at the 2013 World Championships and Asian Championships in the same class.
Before Fame
He was a very talented teenage weightlifter, before making his Olympic debut as a 20 year old.
Trivia
He became just the fifth man to lift three times his body weight.
Family Life
He was born in North Hamgyong, North Korea.
Associated With
He was part of a weightlifting display at the 2012 Olympics that included Kendrick Farris.
