Kim Son-hyang explained

Kim Son-hyang
Native Name:김선향
Native Name Lang:korean
Birth Date:1997 4, df=yes
Height:156cm (61inches)
Country:North Korea
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Weight Class:50 kg
Event:Freestyle

Kim Son-hyang (Korean: 김선향, born 9 April 1997) is a North Korean freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the 48kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France.[1] [2]

In 2014, at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China, she won the gold medal in the girls' 46 kg event.

Kim won the silver medal in the women's 50kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[3] In the final, she lost against Remina Yoshimoto of Japan.[3]

Kim competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4] She was eliminated in her first match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[4] She did not qualify for the Olympics at this event. A few weeks later, Kim competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey and she earned a quota place for North Korea for the Olympics.[5]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2017Asian ChampionshipsNew Delhi, India2ndFreestyle 48kg
World ChampionshipsParis, France3rdFreestyle 48kg
2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia3rdFreestyle 50kg
2023Asian GamesHangzhou, China2ndFreestyle 50kg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Profile. United World Wrestling. 27 February 2020.
  2. News: Morgan. Liam. Japan denied clean sweep on final day of women's action at UWW World Championships. 24 August 2017. InsideTheGames.biz. 27 February 2020.
  3. Web site: 2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126104236/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-10/final-book-19th_asian_games.pdf?VersionId=9H_h8q43B_vk2i2naUW65gaX0JclYtZX . 26 November 2023 . 10 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  4. Web site: 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240422185521/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_asian_og_qualifier.pdf . 22 April 2024 . 22 April 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  5. Web site: 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024 . United World Wrestling.