Kim Young-hee (basketball)

Kim Young-hee (Korean: 김영희; 17 May 1963 – 31 January 2023) was a South Korean basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] Born in Ulsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, Kim was the elder of two children, with a younger brother.[2]

Kim Young-hee
Medal record
Women's basketball
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team competition
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul Team competition
Kim Young-hee
Hangul
김영희
Hanja
金英姬
Revised RomanizationGim Yeonghui
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏnghŭi

Kim died of brain cancer on 31 January 2023, at the age of 59.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Yeong-Hui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  2. "前 농구선수 김영희씨, '인간극장'서 거인병 투병기 뭉클", My Daily, 17 February 2009, retrieved 3 July 2012
  3. ‘거인병’ 30여 년 앓던 여자농구 은메달리스트 김영희 별세 (in Korean)
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