Tiny North Korean man lifts 3 times his body weight - Polidicks

[url]http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/north-korea-om-yun-chol-lifts-three-times-163842485--oly.html[/url] [quote] Whether it's high jumpers leaping nearly two feet more than their own height or sprinters running 100 meters in less than 10 seconds, there are some Olympic feats so remarkable they seem to defy basic common sense. North Korea's Om Yun Chol pulled off another of those Sunday. Om, who stands just 5 feet tall and weighs only 123 pounds, set an Olympic record in the men's 56-kilogram category when he cleared 168 kilograms (370.4 pounds) in the clean and jerk. In the process, he joined the likes of world record holder Halil Mutlu and Naim Suleymanoglu of Turkey in an exclusive group of weightlifters who have lifted three times their body weight in the clean and jerk. [ Related: Problems plague NBC's Olympic streaming ] Asked how a man so small could lift a weight so big, Om credited the "Great Leader" as North Korean athletes often do after great achievements. "[B]How can any man possibly lift 168kg? I believe the great Kim Jong Il looked over me[/B]," Om told the Olympic News Service. What's most amazing about Om's accomplishment is he had never lifted more than 156 kilograms (343.9 pounds) in a competition before. As a result, the 20-year-old was part of the "B" group with lower-ranked lifters on Sunday and will have to wait until the "A" group competes later in the day to find out if his performance is enough to earn him a gold medal. Om's total in the snatch and the clean and jerk was 293 kilograms (646 pounds), an effort that definitely should have him in medal contention. It's 16 kilograms more than any lifter in the "B" or "C" group managed but still 12 kilograms shy of the world record Mutlu set in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. One aspect of Om's performance Sunday that was also surprising was the amount of personality he showed in setting the record. A smiling Om riled up the crowd when it was announced he'd take aim at the Olympic record after clearing 160 and 165 kilograms on his first two attempts. He then confidently secured the bar at his shoulders and briefly lifted it above his head, a mighty effort from a mite of a man who etched his name in Olympic annals for years to come. [/quote] [img]http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S48GNw7rpmFOnJ.COQiagA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusolyexperts/AP961834491230.jpg[/img]

Wait do they actually see their leaders as gods?

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;36991221]Wait do they actually see their leaders as gods?[/QUOTE] Sort of, it's tough to explain. But you can't really claim that deep down they all actually believe it.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;36991221]Wait do they actually see their leaders as gods?[/QUOTE] if nobody has ever told them otherwise, and they have no access to outside information, then it would make sense that they do.

That's unbelievable.

He looks so happy in that picture. That's great.

I admire how well they're doing.

I weigh 125lbs and I could barely lift little over 3 quarters of my own weight above my head I feel bad

[QUOTE=Kill001;36991340]I weigh 125lbs and I could barely lift little over 3 quarters of my own weight above my head I feel bad[/QUOTE] this man could lift a few pounds under 3 of you

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;36991221]Wait do they actually see their leaders as gods?[/QUOTE] The poor guy would have been shot if he didn't say that

[QUOTE=Kill001;36991340]I weigh 125lbs and I could barely lift little over 3 quarters of my own weight above my head I feel bad[/QUOTE] same

[QUOTE=Kill001;36991340]I weigh 125lbs and I could barely lift little over 3 quarters of my own weight above my head I feel bad[/QUOTE] You clearly don't have Kim Jong Il's blessing. foul westerner

[QUOTE=Andokool12;36991266]Sort of, it's tough to explain. But you can't really claim that deep down they all actually believe it.[/QUOTE] They have been indoctrinated for like 3 generations already, I'm sure they believe it. Especially when that is the sole view on their leaders. Also, they only treat Un's grandfather as a god and his posterior generations are generals.

I wonder how these NK athletes are reacting to how much more advanced the west is than Best Korea

[QUOTE=RainbowStalin;36991575]You clearly don't have Kim Jong Il's blessing. foul westerner[/QUOTE] Kim Il Sung is the true leader that gives better blessings than Kim Jong Il, foreign devil

DAMN there increasing muscle in japan we americans better work out otherwise japan will tear us in half [highlight](User was permabanned for this post ("troll account" - GunFox))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=Fuflfish;36991901]DAMN there increasing muscle in japan we americans better work out otherwise japan will tear us in half[/QUOTE] North Korea did you even read

[QUOTE=Kill001;36991340]I weigh 125lbs and I could barely lift little over 3 quarters of my own weight above my head I feel bad[/QUOTE] are you serious

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;36991221]Wait do they actually see their leaders as gods?[/QUOTE] If you ask a North-Korean about the creation of the world, they'll say that Kim Il-Sung created it. Yeah, it's kinda scary.

[QUOTE=Bobie;36991277]if nobody has ever told them otherwise, and they have no access to outside information, then it would make sense that they do.[/QUOTE] Well I mean I know they thought their leaders were great and better than all other leaders, but I didn't think they saw them as literal gods.

[QUOTE=Shoopiwoop;36991990]are you serious[/QUOTE] Not everyone is ripped to hell yunno I can carry more than my own weight if I hugged it but not a barbell above my head, I'd probably drop it

North Koreans are constantly exposed to propaganda. At birthday they're told the Great Leader Kim Il-Sung created the world. I wonder if they're trying to defect when they're in London.

[QUOTE=Xieneus;36992139]North Koreans are constantly exposed to propaganda. At birthday they're told the Great Leader Kim Il-Sung created the world. I wonder if they're trying to defect when they're in London.[/QUOTE] If I recall correctly, when DPRK Olympians desert, their families are imprisoned or executed.

[QUOTE=_Kent_;36991188] [img]http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S48GNw7rpmFOnJ.COQiagA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusolyexperts/AP961834491230.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Oh my North Koreans are conquering the world! RUN WHILE YOU CAN!

What if, and this is just a if, he actually used drugs.

[QUOTE=FPChris;36992292]What if, and this is just a if, he actually used drugs.[/QUOTE] Undetectable highlysuperadvanced North Korean drugs!

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;36992088]Well I mean I know they thought their leaders were great and better than all other leaders, but I didn't think they saw them as literal gods.[/QUOTE] you don't have to love someone as a god, you can fear a god too. the way kim jong deems his people, he may as well be a god

[QUOTE=Adeptus;36992324]Undetectable highlysuperadvanced North Korean drugs![/QUOTE] Absurd! He's just one of those North Korean super soldiers we keep hearing about.

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;36991221]Wait do they actually see their leaders as gods?[/QUOTE] Kim Jong Il is dead. Its like when people say their grandparents are watching over them. Welcome to patriarchal dictatorship.

They won the womens Judo as well, it was great to see how happy she was when she beat Cuba. None of them have really hung around to chat with the cameras though.