Kim Mi-yong explained

Kim Mi-Yong
Birth Date:6 May 1983
Birth Place:Nampo, Pyeongannam,
North Korea
Weight:550NaN0
Playingstyle:Left-handed, classic
Equipment:Butterfly
Club:Abrokkang Sports Club
Hrank:60 (May 2006)
Crank:84 (January 2010)
Show-Medals:yes

Kim Mi-Yong (also Kim Mi-Yeong, Korean: 김미영; born 6 May 1983 in Nampo, Pyeongannam) is a North Korean table tennis player.[1] 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.[2] As of January 2010, Kim is ranked no. 84 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[3] Kim is a member of the table tennis team for Abrokkang Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Ri To Yong.[4] She is also left-handed, and uses the offensive, classic grip.[4]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Kim Mi-Yong. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043805/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-mi-yong-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 3 March 2013.
  2. Web site: ITTF World Statistics – Kim Mi-Yong. ITTF. 3 March 2013.
  3. Web site: ITTF World Ranking – Kim Mi-Yong. ITTF. 3 March 2013.
  4. Web site: ITTF World Player Profile – Kim Mi-Yong. ITTF. 3 March 2013.
  5. Web site: Players Qualified for the Olympic Games . . 25 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815012958/http://ittf.com/World_Events/Olympic_games_2008/Olympics_08_players_list_Final_28_Jul_2008.pdf . 15 August 2012 .
  6. News: Marshall. Ian. North Koreans Conclude Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Style. ITTF. 9 March 2008. 3 March 2013.
  7. Web site: Women's Singles First Round. NBC Olympics. 3 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821072101/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/tabletennis/resultsandschedules/rsc=TTW001706/index.html. 21 August 2012. dead.