Yoo Dong-ju, 6th Place in Men's 89kg Weightlifting... Personal Best in Snatch [Paris Olympics]

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Weightlifter Yoodongju (30, Jinan County Office), competing in his third Olympics, achieved his personal best in the snatch. However, he failed to win a medal.

On the 9th (local time), Yoodongju (30, Jinan County Office) competed in the men's 89kg weightlifting event at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at South Paris Arena 6 in France, lifting 168kg in the snatch, 203kg in the clean and jerk, for a total of 371kg, finishing 6th out of 12 competitors.

In the snatch, Yoodongju missed the barbell on his first attempt at 163kg but successfully lifted the same weight on his second attempt, relieving his nerves. On his third attempt, he roared after lifting a personal best of 168kg in the snatch, finishing in 7th place.

In the clean and jerk, Yoodongju made a strong start by lifting 203kg on his first attempt. However, on his second attempt at 211kg, he dropped the barbell behind his back. On his third attempt, aiming for the bronze medal, he tried 217kg but failed to lift it.

Yoodongju finished 6th overall in this Olympics, showing a better performance than in his previous two Olympic appearances. He placed 14th in the 85kg category at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and 8th in the 96kg category at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Meanwhile, in today's competition, Carlos Nasar (Bulgaria) won the gold medal by setting a world record total of 404kg (snatch 180kg, clean and jerk 224kg). Jayson Lopez (Colombia) took the silver medal with a total of 390kg (snatch 180kg, clean and jerk 210kg). Antonio Pizzolato (Italy) finished third with a total of 384kg (snatch 172kg, clean and jerk 212kg). Pizzolato narrowly escaped after his third clean and jerk attempt was initially ruled a failure but was overturned to a success after video review.