Kim Woo-jae (Korean: 김우재; born 26 September 1991) is a South Korean weightlifter[1] competing in the 77 kg category until 2018 and 81 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2] He won the bronze medal in the men's 81 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[3]
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Korean |
| Born | 26 September 1991 |
| Weight | 80.51 kg (177.5 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | 81 kg |
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| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
Career
He won the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games[4][5] in the 77 kg division.
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Representing  South Korea | ||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States | 77 kg | 147 | 151 | 155 | 10 | 181 | 24 | 336 | 15 | ||
| 2017 | Anaheim, United States | 77 kg | 154 | 6 | 185 | 192 | 6 | 346 | 4 | |||
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 81 kg | 156 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia | 81 kg | 155 | 162 |  | 190 | 195 | 5 | 357 | | ||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Jakarta, Indonesia | 77 kg | 155 | 160 | 1 | 187 | 2 | 347 |  | |||