Choe Hyo-sim
North Korean weightlifter

Choe Hyo-sim

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North Korean weightlifter
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5 December 1993
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Choe Hyo-sim (최효심; [tsʰø.ɦjo.ɕim] or [tsʰø] [hjo.ɕim]; born 5 December 1993) is a North Korean weightlifter. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and won a silver medal in the women's 63 kg. She won the silver medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade.

Choe represents the Kigwancha Sports Club.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan, Russia 58 kg 95 98 100 --- 123 125 125 --- 225 2nd place, silver medalist(s)