Pak Yong-mi (born 8 February 1991) is a North Korean sport wrestler who competes in the women's freestyle category and a current world champion in the women's 53kg Freestyle event.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event during the 2019 World Wrestling Championships.[2][3][4] She also qualified to represent North Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan following the gold medal success at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships. However, in June 2021, North Korea withdrew from the 2020 Summer Olympics which meant that Luisa Valverde of Ecuador would compete instead.[5]
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| Nationality |  North Korean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | North Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Free style | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 박영미 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Bak Yeong-mi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Yŏng-mi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "International Wrestling Database - Pak Yong-mi". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "KCNA: North Korean wrestler wins gold medal at World Wrestling Championships". UPI. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ jeandaniel. "World Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ^ "Ecuador, Romania Earn Olympic Tickets as North Korea Withdraws from Tokyo 2020". United World Wrestling. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
External links
edit- Pak Yong-mi at United World Wrestling
- Pak Yong-mi at the International Wrestling Database
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