Bak Joo-hyo

In this Korean name, the family name is Bak.

Bak Joo-hyo
A Korean man wearing a white top with the South Korean flag on it and a red lanyard.
Joo-hyo in 2023
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27)
Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea[1]
Weight72.71 kg (160 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportWeightlifting
Event73 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 151 kg (2019)
  • Clean and jerk: 191 kg (2023)
  • Total: 340 kg (2023)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  South Korea
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Junior World Championships 0 0 1
Asian Junior Championships 0 1 0
Total 0 1 1
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tokyo –69 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kathmandu –69 kg
Korean name
Hangul
박주효
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Juhyo
McCune–ReischauerPak Chuhyo

Bak Joo-hyo (Korean: 박주효; born 29 June 1997) is a South Korean weightlifter and amateur singer.[2][3]

Career

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

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

Main article: I Can See Your Voice (South Korean season 10) § Episodes

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

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

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2024 Paris, France 73 kg 146 147 150 — 186 187 196 — 334 7
World Championships
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 147 151 155 9 186 186 191 5 337 7
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 73 kg 148 148 149 — 186 188 191 — — —
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 143 143 147 17 180 187 192 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 330 9
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 73 kg 147 147 150 14 192 195 199 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 345 5
Asian Games
2023 Hangzhou, China 73 kg 142 147 147 6 180 193 193 6 327 6
Asian Championships
2023 Jinju, South Korea 73 kg 146 149 152 6 186 190 191 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 340 4
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 73 kg 141 146 147 9 183 186 193 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 327 5
Junior World Championships
2017 Tokyo, Japan 69 kg 132 137 138 5 167 172 172 5 305 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Junior Championships
2016 Tokyo, Japan 69 kg 128 132 134 5 166 170 172 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 300 4
2017 Kathmandu, Nepal 69 kg 133 137 137 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 166 172 173 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 310 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ Soo, Jeong-min (June 14, 2022). "고양시청 박주효, 전국역도선수권 3관왕 올라". Gyeonggi Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Dickson, Jake (November 16, 2022). "Watch These Two Weightlifters Perform An Unbelievable 280-Kilogram Tandem Clean & Jerk". BarBend. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2016 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "2017 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Kent, Dan (September 17, 2019). "World Weightlifting Championships 2019 – M73". Weightlifting House. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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 (‡):

  1. ^ "@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.