Om's stunning 168 kilogram clean and jerk gave him an unassailable early lead in the 56 kilogram weight class event after he made the unusual decision to participate in the morning's Group B session, which is usually filled with athletes not expected to challenge for medals.
Om said this was a tactic designed to make the lifters in the evening session nervous.
"I think my plan worked 100 percent," Om told reporters, breaking into a wide smile.
The North Korean looked on from the stands, more than 8 hours after he finished competing, as China's Wu attempted a final lift of 161 kg that would have given him gold, but failed to lock his arms while holding the bar above his head.
That left Wu 4 kg short of Om's combined 293 kg total across the two styles of Olympic lift — the one-phase snatch and the two-stage clean and jerk.
Wu managed to hide his disappointment when he spoke to reporters after leaving the arena, but briefly broke into tears while seated alongside Om in a news conference when a reporter listed his previous achievements.
After regaining his composure Wu said "I am prepared that there might be a dark horse coming out, but I didn't expect it would be from Group B."
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