Kim Mi-yong

Kim Mi-Yong (also Kim Mi-Yeong, Korean: 김미영; born May 6, 1983, in Nampo, Pyeongannam) is a North Korean table tennis player.[3] She won a gold medal, as a member of the North Korea table tennis team, at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and silver at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships in Osaka, Japan.[4] As of January 2010, Kim is ranked no. 84 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] Kim is a member of the table tennis team for Abrokkang Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Ri To Yong.[1] She is also left-handed, and uses the offensive, classic grip.[1]

Kim Mi-Yong
Nationality North Korea
Born (1983-05-06) 6 May 1983
Nampo, Pyeongannam,
North Korea
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, classic[1]
Equipment(s)Butterfly[1]
Highest ranking60 (May 2006)[2]
Current ranking84 (January 2010)[2]
ClubAbrokkang Sports Club[1]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  North Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Osaka Team
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim qualified for the women's singles tournament, along with her teammate Kim Jong at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a place as one of the top 7 seeded players from the Asian Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong.[5][6] She received a single bye for the first round match, before losing out to Lithuania's Rūta Paškauskienė, with a set score of 3–4.[7]

References
  1. "ITTF World Player Profile – Kim Mi-Yong". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. "ITTF World Ranking – Kim Mi-Yong". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Mi-Yong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. "ITTF World Statistics – Kim Mi-Yong". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. "Players Qualified for the Olympic Games" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  6. Marshall, Ian (9 March 2008). "North Koreans Conclude Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Style". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  7. "Women's Singles First Round". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2013.


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