Ri Yong-sam

Ri Yong-sam (born August 22, 1972) is a North Korean wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's Freestyle Bantamweight (52–57 kg) category. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] He received a gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games.[2]

Ri Yong-sam
Personal information
Nationality North Korea
Born (1972-08-22) 22 August 1972
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Bantamweight
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok 58 kg
Ri Yong-sam
Chosŏn'gŭl
리영삼
Revised RomanizationI Yeong-sam
McCune–ReischauerRi Yŏng-sam
In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ri Yong-Sam". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. "Successes of DPRK players". Korean Central News Agency. Pyongyang. 25 December 1998. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
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