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Yu Dong-ju
Personal information
Full name	Yu Dong-ju
Born	19 August 1993 (age 31); Sunchang, South Korea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	88.50 kg (195 lb)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Jinan County Office
Coached by	Choi Byung-Chan
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 167 kg (2021); Clean and jerk: 209 kg (2024); Total: 375 kg (2024);
Medal record
Representing South Korea
World Championships
Asian Championships
	Updated on 22 August 2024

Yu Dong-ju (Korean: 유동주; born August 19, 1993) is a South Korean male weightlifter, competing in the 85 kg category and representing South Korea at international competitions.

Career

He participated in the men's 85 kg event at the 2015 World Championships and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in fourteenth position.^[1]^[2]

In August 2024, Yu Dong-ju competed in the men's 89 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 371 kg in total and placed sixth.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
Year	Venue	Weight	1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank	Total	Rank
Olympic Games
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	85 kg	150	~~157~~	~~157~~	—	190	~~195~~	~~195~~	—	340	13
2021	Tokyo, Japan	96 kg	160	~~165~~	~~167~~	—	200	~~205~~	~~205~~	—	360	8
2024	Paris, France	89 kg	~~163~~	163	168	—	203	~~211~~	~~217~~	—	371	6
World Championships
2015	Houston, United States	85 kg	151	157	~~161~~	15	193	198	~~200~~	9	355	11
2017	Anaheim, United States	85 kg	158	~~162~~	~~163~~	6	~~194~~	194	~~200~~	5	352	4
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	89 kg	157	~~162~~	162	9	200	205	~~209~~	4	367	5
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	89 kg	160	165	167		200	204	~~208~~		371
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	89 kg	155	160	~~164~~	13	~~195~~	~~195~~	195	13	355	12
IWF World Cup
2019	Tianjin, China	89 kg	~~160~~	160	~~165~~		200	~~205~~	205		365
2024	Phuket, Thailand	89 kg	163	166	~~168~~	8	200	~~209~~	209	5	375	5
Asian Championships
2013	Astana, Kazakhstan	85 kg	150	155	~~157~~		~~185~~	185	~~191~~		340
2016	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	85 kg	155	~~161~~	161		192	~~199~~	~~199~~	4	353	4
2017	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	85 kg	151	156	~~161~~		180	~~191~~	194		350	4
2019	Ningbo, China	89 kg	160	~~165~~	~~167~~	4	198	202	207		367
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	89 kg	160	~~165~~	~~165~~	5	200	~~205~~	207		367	4
2023	Jinju, South Korea	89 kg	155	161	~~166~~	6	195	201	~~206~~	5	362	5
2024	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	89 kg	145	~~155~~	~~160~~	10	190	195	201		346	6