Kim Mi-yong

Kim Mi-Yong
Nationality North Korea
Born (1983-05-06) 6 May 1983 (age 41)
Nampo, Pyeongannam,
North Korea
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, classic[1]
Equipment(s)Butterfly[1]
Highest ranking60 (May 2006)[2]
Current ranking84 (January 2010)[2]
ClubAbrokkang Sports Club[1]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  North Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Osaka Team
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Mi-Yong (also Kim Mi-Yeong, Korean: 김미영; born 6 May 1983 in Nampo, Pyeongannam) is a North Korean table tennis player.[3] She won a gold medal, as a member of the North Korea table tennis team, at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and silver at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships in Osaka, Japan.[4] As of January 2010, Kim is ranked no. 84 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] Kim is a member of the table tennis team for Abrokkang Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Ri To Yong.[1] She is also left-handed, and uses the offensive, classic grip.[1]

Kim qualified for the women's singles tournament, along with her teammate Kim Jong at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a place as one of the top 7 seeded players from the Asian Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong.[5][6] She received a single bye for the first round match, before losing out to Lithuania's Rūta Paškauskienė, with a set score of 3–4.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "ITTF World Player Profile – Kim Mi-Yong". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "ITTF World Ranking – Kim Mi-Yong". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Mi-Yong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  4. ^ "ITTF World Statistics – Kim Mi-Yong". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Players Qualified for the Olympic Games" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  6. ^ Marshall, Ian (9 March 2008). "North Koreans Conclude Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Style". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Women's Singles First Round". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2013.


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