Kim So-hui (Korean: 김소희; Korean pronunciation: [kim.so.ɦi]; born January 29, 1994) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner. In 2016, she was ranked 10th by the World Taekwondo Federation.[2]
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | January 29, 1994 (age 30) Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province |
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
Medal record | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김소희 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim So-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim So-hŭi |
Career
editKim won the gold medal in the women's finweight (under 46 kg) class at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, South Korea, as a high schooler.[3] Two years later she became the finweight world champion for the second time in a row at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships in Puebla, Mexico, defeating Anastasia Valueva of Russia 8–7 in the final bout.[4] In the 2016 Rio Olympics Kim won her first Olympic Gold Medal in the 49 kg division. Three of her final matches were won convincingly through last second attacks and scoring.[2]
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Award ceremony at the 2016 Olympics
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kim So-hui". Rio2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ a b "Korean Kim So-hui wins taekwondo gold". The Korea Herald. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ "High schooler wins first gold for S. Korea at taekwondo world championships". Yonhap News Agency. May 5, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ Jung, Min-ho (July 16, 2013). "Koreans strike gold on 1st day". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
External links
edit- Kim So-hui at TaekwondoData.com
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