Kim Myong-nam (born 8 February 1969) is a North Korean male weightlifter, competing in the 70 kg category and representing North Korea at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in the 75 kg event and the silver medal at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in the 70 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the

1997 World Weightlifting Championships The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from December 6 to December 14, 1997. In the men's tournament there were a total number of 189 athletes (51 nations) competing, while there were 143 women in action from ...

. Kim set three world records – one in the snatch, one in the clean & jerk, and one in the total.

Major results

: - 1989 World Championships Lightweight class (327.5 kg) : - 1990 World Championships Lightweight class (342.5 kg) : - 1991 World Championships Lightweight class (340.0 kg) : - 1993 World Championships Middleweight class (362.5 kg) : - 1990 Asian Games Middleweight class

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* * 1969 births Living people North Korean male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for North Korea Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic medalists in weightlifting Olympic silver medalists for North Korea Olympic bronze medalists for North Korea Weightlifters at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for North Korea Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century North Korean people 21st-century North Korean people {{NorthKorea-weightlifting-bio-stub