Yu Dong-ju (; born August 19, 1993) is a South Korean male

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

, 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 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 ...

, finishing in fourteenth position. In August 2024, Yu Dong-ju competed in the men's 89kg 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 371 kg in total and placed sixth.

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* 1993 births Living people South Korean male weightlifters Place of birth missing (living people) Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for South Korea Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2024 Summer Olympics World Weightlifting Championships medalists 21st-century South Korean sportsmen {{SouthKorea-weightlifting-bio-stub