Kye Sun-hui

Kye Sun-hui (born 2 August 1979, in Pyongyang) is a North Korean judoka.

Kye Sun-hui
Personal information
NationalityNorth Korean
Born (1979-08-02) 2 August 1979
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
계순희
Hancha
桂順姬
Revised RomanizationGye Sunhui
McCune–ReischauerKye Sunhŭi
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class–48 kg, –52 kg, –57 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Gold (2001, 2003, 2005,
Gold( 2007)
Asian Champ.Gold (1997, 1998, 1999)
Olympic GamesGold (1996)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney ‍–‍52 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Munich ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Osaka ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Cairo ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍57 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Birmingham ‍–‍52 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan ‍–‍52 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Manila ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Wenzhou ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF7991
JudoInside.com1075
Updated on 31 May 2023.

Kye won three Olympic medals in different weight classes, in 1996, 2000 and 2004. When she won the gold medal in Atlanta, 1996 she became the youngest gold medalist in judo. She had entered the Games thanks to the wild card system, and her Olympic gold has been described as one of the biggest surprises of the Atlanta Olympics.[1]

Kye competed for a fourth time at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing but did not fare too well.[2]

Kye has been awarded the Kim Il-sung Prize and the titles of People's Athlete and Labor Hero.[3][4]

References
  1. Official website of the Beijing Olympic Games Archived 1 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Global athletes chase Olympic dream", Xinhua, 20 June 2008
  3. "Kye Sun Hui pinned high hope to win gold at Olympics for DPRK", Xinhua, 30 July 2008
  4. "Moranbong District Juvenile Sports School". Naenara. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.


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