Kye Sun-hui (born 2 August 1979, in Pyongyang) is a North Korean judoka.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Born | 2 August 1979 |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 계순희 |
| Hancha | 桂順姬 |
| Revised Romanization | Gye Sunhui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kye Sunhŭi |
| Sport | |
| Country | North Korea |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –48 kg, –52 kg, –57 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (1996) |
| World Champ. | 
(2001, 2003, 2005,2007) |
| Asian Champ. | 
(1997, 1998, 1999) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 7991 |
| JudoInside.com | 1075 |
| Updated on 31 May 2023 | |
Kye won three Olympic medals in different weight classes, in 1996, 2000 and 2004. When she won the gold medal in Atlanta, 1996 she became the youngest gold medalist in judo. She had entered the Games thanks to the wild card system, and her Olympic gold has been described as one of the biggest surprises of the Atlanta Olympics.[1]
Kye competed for a fourth time at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing but did not fare too well.[2]
Kye has been awarded the Kim Il-sung Prize and the titles of People's Athlete and Labor Hero.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Official website of the Beijing Olympic Games Archived 1 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Global athletes chase Olympic dream", Xinhua, 20 June 2008
- ^ "Kye Sun Hui pinned high hope to win gold at Olympics for DPRK", Xinhua, 30 July 2008
- ^ "Moranbong District Juvenile Sports School". Naenara. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
External links
edit- Kye Sun-hui at the International Judo Federation
- Kye Sun-hui at JudoInside.com
- Kye Sun-hui at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Kye Sun-hui at Olympics.com
- Kye Sun-hui at Olympedia
- Kye Sun-hui at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Kye Sun-hui at The-Sports.org
- Kye Sun-hui at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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