Kim Mi-jung (judoka, born 1971)
Personal information | |
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Born | 29 March 1971 Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do | (age 53)
Occupation | Judoka |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김미정 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Kim Mi-jeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Mi-jŏng |
Sport | |
Country | South Korea |
Sport | Judo |
Weight class | –72 kg |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic Games | ![]() |
World Champ. | ![]() |
Asian Champ. | ![]() |
Medal record | |
Profile at external databases | |
IJF | 11423 |
JudoInside.com | 3701 |
Updated on 5 June 2023 |
Kim Mi-Jung (born 29 March 1971 in Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do) is a female South Korean retired judoka. She was a shot putter in high school but changed to be a judoka at the age of 17, and in a year Kim was selected to be a member of the South Korean national judo team in 1989.
Next year, Kim won bronze at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, and in 1991 she became her world champion in the 72 kg division at the World Championships in Barcelona.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics she finally won the Olympic gold medal in the women's Half Heavyweight (–72 kg) category.[1]
Kim retired from competitive judo after winning gold in the 1994 Asian Game. She has been serving as a judo coach and professor for Yong-In University, South Korea.
She is married to judoka Kim Byung-joo.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Mi-Jeong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Lee, Yong-taek (4 August 2004). "[이 부부] 유도 올림픽 메달리스트 김병주·김미정씨". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
External links
- Kim Mi-jung at the International Judo Federation
- Kim Mi-jung at JudoInside.com
- Kim Mi-jung at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Kim Mi-jung at Olympics.com
- Kim Mi-jung at Olympedia
- Kim Mi-jung at The-Sports.org
- Kim Mi-jung at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for South Korea
- Olympic gold medalists for South Korea
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Asian Games medalists in judo
- Judoka at the 1990 Asian Games
- Judoka at the 1994 Asian Games
- South Korean female judoka
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
- Sportspeople from South Gyeongsang Province