Jang Yeon-hak (; born 14 February 1997) is a South Korean

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Career

He won the silver medal in the men's 85kg event at the

2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games (), and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, were a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 201 ...

held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2017, Jang won the bronze medal in the men's 85kg event at the

Summer Universiade The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "Universi ...

held in Taipei, Taiwan. In August 2024, Jang competed in the men's 102kg event at the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

held in Paris, France. He lifted 373 kg in total and finished in ninth position.

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* Living people 1997 births Place of birth missing (living people) South Korean male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists in weightlifting Summer World University Games medalists in weightlifting FISU World University Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade World Weightlifting Championships medalists Weightlifters at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for South Korea 21st-century South Korean sportsmen Weightlifters at the 2022 Asian Games {{SouthKorea-weightlifting-bio-stub