Ri Song-suk

Ri Song-suk is a female former North Korean international table tennis player.[1]

Ri Song-suk
Personal information
Nationality North Korea
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  North Korea
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place1977 BirminghamTeam
Silver medal – second place1979 PyongyangTeam
Bronze medal – third place1979 PyongyangDoubles
Silver medal – second place1979 PyongyangSingles
Bronze medal – third place1981 Novi SadTeam
Bronze medal – third place1983 TokyoTeam
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
리성숙
Revised RomanizationI Seong-suk
McCune–ReischauerRi Sŏng-suk

Table tennis career

She won a silver medal[2] in the women's singles[3] and a bronze medal in the women's doubles with Ro Jong-suk at the 1979 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]

She also won four team medals from 1977 to 1983.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Li Song Suk". Table Tennis Guide. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. Lewis, Richard (12 May 2014). "North Korea's Behavior At The 1979 Ping Pong Championships Really Said It All". Business Insider. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. "Women's singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
  4. "Women's doubles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
  5. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.


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