Oh Kwang-ok

Oh Kwang-ok
Personal information
Born (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 24)
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
57 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  North Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Ningbo57 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Aichi–Nagoya57 kg

Oh Kwang-ok (Korean: 오광옥; born 2 January 2002) is a North Korean weightlifter. She is a 2026 World Weightlifting Championships gold medalist and world record holder.

Career

In September 2026, Oh competed at the 2026 Asian Games and won a gold medal in the 57 kg category. She opened the event with 104 kg in the snatch. She followed it up with 134 kg in the clean and jerk, before finishing with a total lift of 238 kg. She set world records, Asian records, and Asian Games records in the snatch, clean and jerk and total. The next month she competed at the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships and won a gold medal in the 57 kg category. She opened the event with 102 kg in the snatch. She followed it up with 125 kg in the clean and jerk, before finishing with a total lift of 227 kg.

References

  1. ↑ "[아시안게임] 北 오광옥 선수, 여자역도 57㎏급 금메달". spnews.co.kr (in Korean). 29 September 2026. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
  2. ↑ "North Korea Sweeps Asian Games Weightlifting with 7 Golds, World Records". The Chosun Daily. 29 September 2026. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
  3. ↑ "북한 박별, 세계역도 남자 70㎏급 세계신…오광옥도 금메달". yna.co.kr (in Korean). 31 October 2026. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
  4. ↑ "North Korean weightlifter Park Byeol sets a new world record in the men's 70kg category at the World Championships…Oh Gwang-ok also wins". sportalkorea.com. 31 October 2026. Retrieved 4 November 2026.