Ri Song Gum (; born 17 October 1997) is a North Korean weightlifter, competing in the 49 kg category and representing North Korea at international competitions.
She has competed at multiple World Championships and at the Asian Games. At the 2026 Asian Games she set three world records and won gold.
Major results YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankWorld Championships2015 Houston, United States 48 kg 77 81 83 8 107 110 111 191 42018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 49 kg 85 85 85 — 103 103 — 6 — —2019 Pattaya, Thailand 49 kg 89 89 92 115 115 118 204 2024 Manama, Bahrain 49 kg 91 95 98 119 122 126 213 2025 Førde, Norway 48 kg 88 91 91 115 120 122 213 Asian Games2018 Jakarta, Indonesia 48 kg 85 87 90 2 112 117 117 1 199 2023 Hangzhou, China 49 kg 90 92 95 2 117 122 124 1 216 2026 Nagoya, Japan 49 kg 90 94 — 1 116 121 — 1 215 Asian Championships2019 Ningbo, China 49 kg 83 86 88 109 114 117 200 2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 49 kg 90 95 95 117 122 125 220 IWF World Cup 2019 Fuzhou, China 49 kg 80 84 84 105 109 112 193 2019 Tianjin, China 49 kg 87 87 91 115 118 120 209 2024 Phuket, Thailand 49 kg 91 95 97 120 124 126 221 IWF Grand Prix 2023 Doha, Qatar 49 kg 90 93 95 120 120 124 213 Summer Universiade2017 New Taipei City, Taiwan 48 kg 81 84 86 1 103 107 111 1 193 Junior World Championships2015 Wrocław, Poland 48 kg 73 77 77 100 104 107 181 Summer Youth Olympics2014 Nanjing, China 48 kg 66 70 72 3 88 93 95 2 165 Youth Asian Championships2014 Ningbo, China 44 kg 63 66 71 83 88 93 159
Table of world records Ri Song-gum has set 14 senior world records.
Discipline Result (kg) Competition Location Date49 kg (2018–2025)Clean & jerk122Asian Games Hangzhou, China30 September 2023124Total216217Asian Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan4 February 2024Clean & jerk125Total220221IWF World Cup Phuket, Thailand1 April 202448 kg (June 2025–July 2026)Clean & jerk120World Championships Førde, Norway2 October 2025Total211Clean & jerk122Total21349 kg (from August 2026)Snatch94Asian Games Nagoya, Japan23 September 2026Clean & jerk121Total215
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