Ye Gue-rin (also Ye Geu-rin, Korean: 예그린; born October 16, 1981, in Seoul) is a South Korean judoka, who competed in the women's extra-lightweight category.[1] She finished seventh in the 48-kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also picked up a bronze at the 2008 East Asian Judo Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ye Gue-rin |
| Nationality |  South Korea |
| Born | 16 October 1981 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Event | 48 kg |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 예그린 |
| Revised Romanization | Ye Geurin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ye Kŭrin |
Ye qualified for the South Korean squad in the women's extra-lightweight class (48 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing fifth and receiving a berth from the Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. She opened her match with a more convincing victory by points over Turkish judoka and two-time Olympian Neşe Şensoy Yıldız, before losing in an earth-shattering ippon to Germany's Julia Matijass during the quarterfinals.[2] After her striking defeat, Ye's coach Suh Joung-buk apparently hit one of the athletes with a punch inside the judo hall, resulting the coach to be sent home from the Games in disgrace.[3][4] In the repechage, Ye redeemed her chance from an incident for an Olympic bronze medal by thwarting Canada's Carolyne Lepage in their first playoff, but came up short with a tani otoshi throw and a score 2–1 on koka against China's Gao Feng, relegating Ye to the seventh position.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ye Gue-rin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Judoda Neşe Şensoy Yıldız elendi" [Neşe Şensoy Yıldız is eliminated in judo] (in Turkish). Zaman. 14 August 2004. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "South Korean coach struck one of his athletes". ESPN. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Coach hits athlete, gets expelled". China Daily. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Judo: Women's Extra-Lightweight (48kg/106 lbs) Repechage Round 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Carolyne Lepage's Olympic swan song". The Globe and Mail. CAAWS. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
External links
edit- Ye Gue-rin at JudoInside.com
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