Kim Hyang-mi
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| Nationality |  North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 September 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김향미 |
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| Revised Romanization | Gim Hyang-mi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyang-mi |
Kim Hyang-mi (born 19 September 1979) is a North Korean Olympic table tennis player.
She was able to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens through the wildcard system, and surprised spectators by winning a silver medal in the women's singles, after being defeated in the final by China's Zhang Yining.[1][2][3] Kim later married a University student, and thus retired.[4]
References
- ^ Database Olympics Archived 2007-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Zhang Yining completes China's golden 100", Xinhua, August 22, 2004
- ^ "DPRK Players Prove Successful at 28th Olympic Games". Korean Central News Agency. Pyongyang. 23 August 2004. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
- ^ "[탁구] "부산아시아 금 김현희? 시집갔시오"". Hankyoreh. 2006-04-24.
External links
- Kim Hyang-mi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Kim Hyang-mi at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
