Hong Yong-ok (also ''Hong Yeong-ok'', ko, 홍영옥; born August 19, 1986) is a North Korean
weightlifter. Hong represented
North Korea
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at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
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, where she competed for the
women's light heavyweight category (69 kg). Hong, however, did not finish the event, after failing to lift a single-motion
snatch of 103 kg in three attempts.
References
External links
NBC 2008 Olympics profile*
North Korean female weightlifters
1986 births
Living people
Olympic weightlifters for North Korea
Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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