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]
Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event | |
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2017 | Asian Championships | New Delhi, India | 2nd | Freestyle 48kg | |
World Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | Freestyle 48kg | ||
2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | Freestyle 50kg | |
2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 2nd | Freestyle 50kg |