Kim Tuan Thach 135kg Junior Snatch World Record Almaty 2014 World Championships

Here is Kim Tuan Thach’s 135kg Junior World Record Snatch from the 2014 World Championships.

Update: Here is a Profile / Interview with him.

After finishing second six weeks earlier at the 2014 Asian Games the 20 year old from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam broke two junior world records – Snatch and Total (296kg).

Trivia:

• 135 kilogrammes is the heaviest winning weight in Snatch in this category since Halil Mutlu in 2001 (137.5 kg).
• Thach is the first non-Chinese lifter to claim the title in Snatch since Halil Mutlu (TUR) in 2001.

Update: Here is his 134kg Snatch (2nd attempt)

Update 13.01.2015: All SNatches in Hookgip Slow Motion with Overlays.