Bak Joo-hyo
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| Nationality | South Korean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1997 Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72.71 kg (160 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 73 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박주효 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Juhyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chuhyo |
Bak Joo-hyo (Korean: 박주효; born 29 June 1997) is a South Korean weightlifter and amateur singer.[2][3]
Career
[edit]As a junior, Bak participated in competitions such as the 2016 and 2017 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships, as well as the 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships where he placed fourth, second, and third respectively.[4][5][6]
As a senior, he participated in the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in the men's 73 kg category for his world championship debut. He placed seventh with a 337 kg total.[7]
The following years he participated at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships once again in the men's 73 kg category, where he finished with no total as he failed all lifts.[8] He also participated in the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships, winning his first minor continental medal with a silver in the clean and jerk with a 191 kg lift. With a 340 kg total, he placed fourth.[9]
In August 2024, Bak competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 334 kg in total and placed seventh.
Singing career
[edit]Bak started singing when he was younger. He considers singing as a career option after he retires from weightlifting. After weightlifting training, he usually goes to singing rooms to practice singing.[10]
TV appearance
[edit]Bak participated in the second episode of the tenth season of the South Korean version of I Can See Your Voice, where he won the episode.[3]
2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships
[edit]During the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships, his TV appearance at I Can See Your Voice has been featured on the big screen at the Jinju Arena everyday.[10] After competing in his session, he gave a performance in between sessions.[‡ 1]
Major results
[edit]| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 73 kg | 147 | — | 187 | — | 334 | 7 | ||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | 73 kg | 147 | 151 | 9 | 186 | 5 | 337 | 7 | |||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 73 kg | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 73 kg | 143 | 17 | 180 | 187 |  |
330 | 9 | |||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 73 kg | 147 | 150 | 14 | 192 | 195 |  |
345 | 5 | ||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Hangzhou, China | 73 kg | 142 | 147 | 6 | 180 | 6 | 327 | 6 | |||
| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Jinju, South Korea | 73 kg | 146 | 149 | 6 | 186 | 191 | |
340 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 73 kg | 141 | 9 | 183 | 186 | |
327 | 5 | |||
| Junior World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 69 kg | 132 | 138 | 5 | 167 | 5 | 305 |
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| Asian Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | 69 kg | 128 | 5 | 166 | 170 | 172 | |
300 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | Kathmandu, Nepal | 69 kg | 133 | 137 | |
166 | 173 | |
310 |
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References
[edit]- ^ Soo, Jeong-min (June 14, 2022). "고양시청 박주효, 전국역도선수권 3관왕 올라". Gyeonggi Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ Dickson, Jake (November 16, 2022). "Watch These Two Weightlifters Perform An Unbelievable 280-Kilogram Tandem Clean & Jerk". BarBend. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ a b Yoo, Kyung-sang (March 30, 2023). "춘리, 과거사진 청순 반전 "드레스 입은 모습 보여주고 싶어" (너목보10)[어제TV]". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "2017 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ Kent, Dan (September 17, 2019). "World Weightlifting Championships 2019 – M73". Weightlifting House. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (May 8, 2023). "Weightlifting gold for Japan and a women's medal for Iran at Asian Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Oliver, Brian (May 8, 2023). "Jinju, Day 4: Weightlifting gold for Japan and a women's medal for Iran at Asian Championships". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
Primary sources
In the text these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):
- ^ "@b_hyodung (73kg, South Korea 🇰🇷) clean and jerking 191kg/420lb to win the C&J silver medal at the 2023 Asians! A couple of months ago he appeared on a South Korean singing TV show called "I Can See Your Voice" and he decided to give another performance in between sessions (after competing) — so we've overlaid part of his performance and the audio on this video. His whole performance in Jinju was almost four minutes — should we put it on the story?". Hookgrip. May 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
