Yoon Jin-Hee (, ; born August 4, 1986, in

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Career

She ranked 3rd in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 Junior World Championships in

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, lifting 206 kg in total. She also competed in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 World Championships in

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and reached the 4th spot with 215 kg in total. At the

2006 World Weightlifting Championships The 2006 World Weightlifting Championships were held at the Handball Pavilion and Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event took place from September 30 to October 7, 2006. Medal summary M ...

she ranked fourth in the 58 kg category, and in the

2007 World Weightlifting Championships The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (To ...

she won the bronze medal in the 53 kg category with 211 kg in total. At the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

she won silver medal in women's 53 kg, and at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

she finished third in the same category. She decided to retire earlier but in 2014 abandoned retirement to compete for South Korea in the national team.

Major result

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoon, Jin-Hee 1986 births Living people South Korean female weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for South Korea Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games weightlifters for South Korea South Korean Buddhists World Weightlifting Championships medalists 21st-century South Korean sportswomen People from Wonju