Only Kim Jong-Il Could Inspire a North Korean Olympian to Lift Three-Times His Own Weight
North Korea’s Om Yun Chol cleared an Olympic record 168 kilograms (370.4 pounds) in the clean and jerk. Impressive, especially when you find out that Om Yun Chol weighs just 123 pounds. Yeah, he lifted three times his own weight. Being a loyal North Korean, there was really only one person to credit for his success. From Fourth Place Medal:
Asked how a man so small could lift a weight so big, Om credited the “Great Leader” as North Korean athletes often do after great achievements.
“How can any man possibly lift 168kg? I believe the great Kim Jong Il looked over me,” Om told the Olympic News Service.
What else would you expect from Kim Jong-Il? The man once shot 38-under par in a single round of golf. His athletic accomplishments are legendary. Lifting three-times your own weight sounds exactly like something Kim Jong-Il would have claimed he could do. You couldn’t make up a more fitting tribute. Well, I racked my brain and was able to come up with one thing.
[h/t Spence]
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July 30th, 2012 at 1:31 PM
Where is everyone today?
July 30th, 2012 at 1:31 PM
Why is North Korea even allowed to participate in the Olympics?
July 30th, 2012 at 1:31 PM
Also, I am the only person in my country who has ingested nutrients in the last five decades.
July 30th, 2012 at 1:32 PM
It’s the only way anyone can tell for sure that there are actually people there.
July 30th, 2012 at 1:32 PM
that tiny bastard is on that Brady Anderson Juice!
July 30th, 2012 at 1:34 PM
I watched this yesterday, and what was odd was that they did not show him competing, yet his name was at the top of the leaderboard. I was really confused. I wonder if it’s because of his country.
July 30th, 2012 at 1:34 PM
What the fuck is going on with his back? I’m guessing that’s just a loose shirt.
/Hunchback of North Korea
July 30th, 2012 at 1:37 PM
why are they allowed to use wraps during competition?
July 30th, 2012 at 1:38 PM
Was watching some 110 pound “ladies” clean and jerk nearly 300 yesterday, freaking crazy. Looked like one of them blew out a knee.
July 30th, 2012 at 1:39 PM
Ah, the answer was in the linked article:
What's most amazing about Om's accomplishment is he had never lifted more than 156 kilograms (343.9 pounds) in a competition before. As a result, the 20-year-old was part of the "B" group with lower-ranked lifters on Sunday and had to wait until the "A" group competed later in the day to find out if his performance was enough to earn him a gold medal.
July 30th, 2012 at 1:39 PM
The best part is that this guy was not one of the top competitors according to his placement in the B group. He had never lifted more than 156 kgs previously.
Suspicious much?
July 30th, 2012 at 1:40 PM
“Look guys, I won the Gold AND threw in a sweet shout-out. It’d be great if you could remove the machine gun barrel from my young daughter’s neck and finally resume my family’s normal gruel rations. Thanks.”
July 30th, 2012 at 1:40 PM
“Kazakhstan #1!! Kazakhstan #1!!”
July 30th, 2012 at 1:40 PM
This is the right thing to say before defecting and never returning to that prison camp hell hole of a country.
July 30th, 2012 at 1:41 PM
clean and jerk.
Coop’s ears just perked up.
July 30th, 2012 at 1:42 PM
This dude is gonna get busted for roids harder than Ryan Braun ever did.
/draw your own conclusions
July 30th, 2012 at 1:48 PM
banhammer’d?
July 30th, 2012 at 1:49 PM
You guys are really missing the boat on some caption opportunities today.
July 30th, 2012 at 2:33 PM
Kim Jong Il is Dear Leader. Great Leader was his father. Looks like someone’s going to have an appointment at the reeducation camp when he gets home.