Once dubbed "one in 3 billion," Jang Mi-ran dominated the female weightlifting world throughout her 15-year competitive career. Though she put down the barbells in 2013, she still thinks and talks ...

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Jang Mi-ran, one of the most decorated female weightlifters, has decided to call it a career, her father said Tuesday. “Mi-ran told me she wanted to retire from weightlifting,” said Jang Ho ...

BEIJING — Super heavyweight Jang Mi-ran set three world records Saturday to claim South Korea’s second weightlifting gold in Beijing and the unofficial title of the world’s strongest woman ...

With the absence of major rival China's Mu Shuangshuang, South Korean Jang Mi-ran is highly expected to ... claiming the first weightlifting title at the Beijing Olympics for South Korea.

Jang Mi-ran, once the strongest woman in the world and an Olympic champion, now leads the future of South Korea’s sports as the Deputy Minister of Sports. Having transitioned from weightlifting ...

BEIJING -- Super heavyweight Jang Mi-ran set three world records Saturday to claim South Korea's second weightlifting gold in Beijing and the unofficial title of the world's strongest woman.

GOYANG, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korea’s Jang Mi-ran bid an emotional farewell to weightlifting after a decorated 15-year career when the ‘Female Hercules’ announced her retirement at ...

Korean weightlifter Park Hye-jeong celebrates during the women's s +81 kilogram weightlifting final at the Paris Olympics at South Paris Arena 6 in Paris on Sunday. [YONHAP] Park Hye-jeong won a ...

BEIJING, Aug 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's Jang Mi-ran the Olympic gold medal in the women's 75kg plus weightlifting on Saturday. Ukraine's Olha Korobka won the silver and Mariya Grabovetskaya from ...