Kim Seong-yeon explained

Kim Seong-yeon
Birth Date:16 April 1991
Birth Place:Suncheon, South Korea
Height:172cm
Country:South Korea
Coach:Lee Won-hee
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:2013
Worlds Weight:Women's 70 kg
Regionals Type:AS
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2014
Regionals Weight:Women's 70 kg
Olympics Rank:R16
Olympics Year:2016
Olympics Weight:Women's 70 kg
Olympics Year2:2020
Olympics Weight2:Women's 70 kg
Updated:21 May 2023

Kim Seong-Yeon (born 16 April 1991) is a South Korean judoka. She won a bronze medal in the –70 kg at the 2013 World Judo Championships. She was ranked No. 9 in the world as of 8 February 2016.[1] She lost in the second round of the 2016 Olympics to Israeli Linda Bolder.[2] [3] [4]

In 2021, she competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

Competitive record

Judo Record[6]
Total85
Wins62
by Ippon29
Losses23
by Ippon11
(as of 19 February 2016)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IJF World Rankings 8 Feb 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160216074240/http://www.intjudo.eu/upload/2016_02/08/145492815470128227/ijf_sen_wrl_2016_02_08.pdf. 16 February 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Olympic Preview: Sink-or-swim time for Toumarkin & Co.
  3. Web site: Bolder misses out on Israel’s second bronze medal. 2016-08-11.
  4. Web site: Refugee athlete Popole Misenga's Round of 32 win among top moments of Judo Day 5 prelims. 2016-08-11. 2017-09-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903213025/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/refugee-athlete-popole-misengas-round-32-win-among-top-moments-judo-day-5-prelims. dead.
  5. Web site: Judo Results Book. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  6. Web site: Kim Seongyeon: Statistics.