Hyun Sook-hee (Korean: 현숙희; Hanja: 玄淑姬; born 3 March 1973, in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean judoka.
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Born | 3 March 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 현숙희 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanja | 玄淑姬 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Hyeon Sukhui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Hyŏn Sukhŭi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –52 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | (1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Champ. | (1997) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asian Champ. | (1993, 1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Profile at external databases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IJF | 9332 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JudoInside.com | 3671 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Updated on 4 June 2023 |
Hyun won the silver medal in the half-lightweight division (–52 kg) at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] She also won bronze at the 1997 World Judo Championships in Paris, France.
In 2002, she earned an international judo referee licence from International Judo Federation, and is currently serving as a judo coach for Kwangyoung Girl's High School in Seoul, Korea.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hyun Sook-hee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
edit- Hyun Sook-hee at the International Judo Federation
- Hyun Sook-hee at JudoInside.com
- Hyun Sook-hee at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Hyun Sook-hee at Olympics.com
- Hyun Sook-hee at Olympedia
- Hyun Sook-hee at The-Sports.org
- Hyun Sook-hee at databaseOlympics.com (archived)