Pak Dong-geun

Pak Dong-geun (born 27 November 1944) is a North Korean former weightlifter.

He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where he set the then-Olympic record in the clean and jerk.

He became a competitive weightlifter and measured at 160 centimetres (63 in) and 52 kilograms (115 lb) during his career, being classified as a flyweight.

[3] Pak notably had the best performance of all competitors in the clean and jerk, with a lift of 130 kilograms (290 lb), which set a new Olympic record.

[5] Two years later, he competed at the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran, Iran, and won the silver medal in the clean and jerk event in his weight class.