Jang Mi-ran
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| Nationality | South Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October 9, 1983 Gangwon, South Korea |
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| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118.07 kg (260.3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 South Korea
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | +75kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 장미란 |
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| Revised Romanization | Jang Miran |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Miran |
Jang Mi-ran (Korean pronunciation: [tɕaŋ.mi.ɾan]; born October 9, 1983) is a South Korean Olympic weightlifter. She is currently based in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, competing for the Goyang City Government Sports Club.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the +75 kg category, with a total of 302.5 kg.
On September 26, 2007, Jang won her third straight world championship overall title in the women's +75 kg category by lifting 319 kg of overalls in total (138 kg in the snatch, 181 kg of overalls in the clean and jerk). She also surpassed the world record, which was set by herself in May 2006 in Wonju, Korea, by one kilogram. Mu Shuangshuang, who lifted 319 kg in overalls as well, ranked second because of bodyweight, but broke the record an attempt earlier.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the +75 kg category. She broke the world records in the snatch with 140 kg, in the clean and jerk with 186 kg, and combined with 326 kg.
She won the gold medal in the +75 kg division at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. With this medal, which was her first gold in Asian Games, she completed the weightlifting equivalent of a "grand slam" as champion in the Summer Olympics, world championships and Asian Games.
In February 2012, Jang announced the launch of her new foundation, Jang Miran Foundation, and stated that the mission of the Jang Miran Foundation is "[to help] young athletes in minor sports."
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