The facts
Pak completed all six lifts: a best 157kg snatch and 198kg clean and jerk. His combined 355kg beat the previous 70kg total record by six kilograms; the 157kg snatch was also reported as a world record. [1][3]
The IWF's event results list Ri Won Ju of North Korea second on 343kg and China's He Baozhen third on 339kg in the men's 70kg competition. [2][3]
Oh won the women's 57kg total with 227kg, comprising a 102kg snatch and 125kg clean and jerk. Chen Guan-Ling of Chinese Taipei took silver on 215kg and Ukraine's Olha Ivzhenko bronze on 214kg. [1][4]
The IWF also reports that fourth-placed Albert Ian Delos Santos of the Philippines set junior clean-and-jerk and total records with 187kg and 331kg respectively in the men's 70kg event. [1][4]
Relevant context
These are world-championship weight-category results, not Olympic gold medals. The IWF identifies both the men's 70kg and women's 57kg classes as non-Olympic categories. [1]
Still unconfirmed
- Separate post-competition ratification dates for the reported records were not established.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 30 Oct 2026, 19:31 UTC.
Official event rows and the federation's complete report corroborate the independently reported men's result; the federation and separately owned broadcaster result hub corroborate the women's title. Earlier Ningbo categories already have articles and are not duplicated. Records remain described as reported by the IWF, with no independently checked ratification date.
- Ningbo, Day 4: Sensational world records for Pak Pyol but team-mate’s injury mars golden day for PRK
International Weightlifting Federation / Brian Oliver · Primary source · 30 Oct 2026
Full relevant federation article read through the browser research tool after initial direct requests failed. Records are described by the governing body; no separate final ratification is asserted.
- 2026 IWF World Championships — results by event
International Weightlifting Federation · Primary source
Actual men's 70kg official result rows read. Women's results are additionally established by the federation's day-four report and separate broadcaster result hub.
- Sollevamento pesi, Pak Pyol domina a Ningbo con il nuovo record mondiale della -70 kg
OA Sport · Reporting · 30 Oct 2026
Actual Italian report read; separately owned from IWF and Weightlifting House. Confirms men's winning lifts, records and podium.
- 2026 World Weightlifting Championships Results
Weightlifting House · Reporting · 30 Oct 2026
Actual men's and women's completed result sections read, not future scheduled sessions. This is a separate specialist publisher/broadcaster, not a second governing body.