GOYANG (Yonhap News) ― Putting behind an illustrious weightlifting career, Jang Mi-ran said Thursday that her next goal is to be an elected member of the International Olympic Committee.

“I will try to be an IOC member,” Jang said at her retirement ceremony at Goyang City Hall, west of Seoul.

“I’d like to serve the community from a better platform.”

Jang first revealed her plans to retire on Tuesday.

She goes down as one of the most decorated weightlifters in the sport’s history, having won an Olympic gold medal and four world championships in the heaviest division for female lifters. She has also won an Asian Games gold and an Asian championship title.

Choking back tears, Jang, 29, admitted she could no longer endure the rigors of competitive weightlifting.

“I didn’t have the confidence that I had the strength to continue my career,” she said. “My decision to quit wasn’t so hard once I realized my physical limits.”