Kim Jong (born 19 April 1989, South Hamgyong Province) is a North Korean table tennis player.[2] She competed for North Korea at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] At the 2008 Olympics she competed in the women's singles only, and at the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the women's singles and the women's team events.[2] She won gold medals in mixed doubles events with Kim Hyok-bong at the 2013 World Championships and the 2014 Asian Games.
 Kim at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 April 1989 (age 35) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb; 8.2 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | April 25 Sports Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김정 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jeong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chŏng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim represents the April 25 Sports Team.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Kim Jong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Kim Jong Archived 30 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine London 2012
- ^ "April 25 Sports Team of DPRK Proves Successful in Int'l Tournaments This Year". Korean Central News Agency. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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