Ri Hyang-ok (Korean: 리향옥; born 18 December 1977) is a North Korean association football referee and former footballer.[1][2][3] She played as a midfielder and was a member of the North Korea women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] Since 2005 she has been a FIFA listed referee,[5] and was chosen to officiate at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[6]
_(cropped).jpg) Ri Hyang-ok (right) at the 2015 Algarve Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 December 1977 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pyongyang, North Korea | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| –2004 | North Korea | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
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| Ri Hyang-ok | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 리향옥 |
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| Revised Romanization | I Hyangok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Hyangok |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 October 2002 | Changwon, South Korea |  Chinese Taipei |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 Asian Games |
| 2. | 9 October 2002 | Busan, South Korea |  South Korea |
1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3. | 14 June 2003 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Singapore |
15–0 | 16–0 | 2003 AFC Women's Championship |
| 4. | 24 February 2004 | Brisbane, Australia |  New Zealand |
3–0 | 11–0 | 2004 Australia Cup |
References
edit- ^ "Ri Hyang-ok aims to inspire the next generation of referees". www.the-afc.com. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2019.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019™ - News - Ri Hyang Ok aims for rare double-double". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019.
- ^ FIFATV (4 June 2015). "Referees at the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™: HYANG OK RI". Archived from the original on 21 June 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA Women's World Cup United States 2003. FIFA. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
- ^ "Refereeing". Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of match officials" (PDF). FIFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2021.
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