Kim Jong (table tennis)

Kim Jong Ping (born 19 April 1989, South Hamgyong Province) is a North Korean table tennis player.[2] She competed for North Korea at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] At the 2008 Olympics she competed in the women's singles only, and at the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the women's singles and the women's team events.[2] She won gold medals in mixed doubles events with Kim Hyok-bong at the 2013 World Championships and the 2014 Asian Games.

Kim Jong Ping
Kim at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Born19 April 1989 (1989-04-19) (age 34)
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb; 8.2 st)[1]
Sport
TeamApril 25 Sports Team
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김정
Revised RomanizationGim Jeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏng
Medal record
Women's Table tennis
Representing  North Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 ParisMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place2015 SuzhouMixed Doubles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonTeam
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 YangzhouMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place2012 MacauMixed Doubles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2013 TianjinMixed Doubles
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim represents the April 25 Sports Team.[4]

References
  1. "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. "Kim Jong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. Kim Jong Archived 30 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine London 2012
  4. "April 25 Sports Team of DPRK Proves Successful in Int'l Tournaments This Year". KCNA. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015.


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