{{Short description|North Korean weightlifter (born 1997)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Ri Chong-song | image = | caption = | nationality = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|05|31}} | birth_place = North Korea | height = 1.67 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocagames.com/HZ_Info/AG2022-/en/results/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n2017996-ri-chongsong.htm|title=Profile/RI Chongsong|work=ocagames.com|publisher=Asian Games|access-date=June 11, 2025}}</ref> | weight = 81 kg | country = North Korea | sport = Weightlifting | event = | club = | pb = {{Unbulleted list|'''Snatch''': 169 kg (2024)|'''Clean & Jerk''': 209 kg (2023)|'''Total''': 374 kg (2023)}} | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Men's weightlifting }} {{MedalCountry|{{PRK}}}} {{Medal|Competition| World Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2024 Manama | 81 kg }} {{MedalSilver|2025 Førde|79 kg}} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Games }} {{Medal|Gold| 2022 Hangzhou | 81 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Asian Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2024 Tashkent }} 81 kg {{Medal|Silver|2026 Gandhinagar|79 kg}} {{Medal|Competition| IWF World Cup }} {{Medal|Gold| 2024 Phuket }} 81 kg | module3 = {{Infobox Korean name/auto | hangul = %리청성 | child = yes}} }} '''Ri Chong-song''' ({{Korean|hangul=리청성}}; born 31 May 1997) is a North Korean weightlifter competing in the men's 79 kg category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwrp.net/component/cwyniki/?view=contestant&id_zawodnik=27184|title=Ri Chong-song|publisher=IWRP - Weightlifting Database}}</ref>
==Career== Ri Chong-song won the gold medal in the men's 81{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book |url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2024/12/2024_IWF_WCH_ResultsBook.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215173048/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2024/12/2024_IWF_WCH_ResultsBook.pdf |archive-date=15 December 2024 |access-date=16 December 2024 |website=International Weightlifting Federation}}</ref> and a gold medal in the men's 81{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book |url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2024/02/2024-Asian-Weightlifting-Championships-RESULT-BOOK-FINAL3.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213110742/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2024/02/2024-Asian-Weightlifting-Championships-RESULT-BOOK-FINAL3.pdf |archive-date=13 December 2024 |access-date=20 December 2024 |website=International Weightlifting Federation}}</ref> and 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 October 2023 |title=N. Korea dominates in weightlifting in return to int'l sports competition |url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2024/11/829_360724.html |access-date=20 December 2024 |work=The Korea Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Weightlifting Medalists |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/WLF/AG2022-_WLF_C93_WLF-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008163054/https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/WLF/AG2022-_WLF_C93_WLF-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=8 October 2023 |access-date=8 October 2023 |website=2022 Asian Games}}</ref>
== Achievements == {|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 width=40 | Year ! rowspan=2 width=250 | Venue ! rowspan=2 width=60 | Weight ! colspan=4 | Snatch (kg) ! colspan=4 | Clean & Jerk (kg) ! rowspan=2 width=65 | Total ! rowspan=2 width=40 | Rank |- ! width=65 | 1 ! width=65 | 2 ! width=65 | 3 ! width=45 | Rank ! width=65 | 1 ! width=65 | 2 ! width=65 | 3 ! width=45 | Rank |- ! colspan=13 | World Championships |- | 2018 || align=left | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan || 73 kg || 150 || <s>154</s> || '''155''' || 4 || 182 || '''187''' || <s>190</s> || {{bronze3}} || '''342''' || 4 |- | 2024 || align=left | Manama, Bahrain || 81 kg || <s>161</s> || 161 || '''166''' || {{gold1}} || <s>201</s> || 201 || '''205''' || {{gold1}} || '''371''' || {{gold1}} |- | 2025 || align=left | Førde, Norway || 79 kg || 160 || '''163''' || <s>166</s> || {{gold1}} || <s>197</s> || '''197''' || <s>201</s> || 6 || '''360''' || {{silver02}} |- ! colspan=13 | Asian Championships |- | 2024 || align=left | Tashkent, Uzbekistan || 81 kg || || || '''169''' || {{gold1}} || || || '''200''' || {{gold1}} || '''369''' || {{gold1}} |- ! colspan=13|Asian Games |- | 2022 || align=left| Hangzhou, China || 81 kg || 160 || 165 || '''169''' || {{gold1}} || '''195''' || <s>210</s> || <s>210</s> || {{gold1}} || '''364''' || {{gold1}} |- |}
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== External links == * [https://iwf.sport/weightlifting_/athletes-bios/?athlete=ri-chong-song-1997-05-31&id=10218 Ri Chong-song] at the International Weightlifting Federation
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