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{{Short description|South Korean handball player and politician (born 1971)}}
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| birth_place = [[Jeongeup]], South Korea
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|11|df=y}}
| alma_mater = [[Korea National Sport University]]
| party = [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|Democratic]]
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly (South Korea)|National Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Gyeonggi]] [[Gwangmyeong]] A
| termstart = 30 May 2020
| predecessor = Baek Jae-hyun
| native_name = {{nobold|임오경}}
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'''Lim O-Kyeong''' ({{korean|hangul=임오경|hanja=林五卿}}; born December 11, 1971), also spelled as '''Im Oh-Gyeong''', is a South Korean politician who previously competed in three Olympics as a South Korean [[Team handball|handball]] player.<ref name=dbol>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LIMOKY01 Profile: "O-Kyeong Lim"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929145551/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LIMOKY01 |date=2007-09-29 }} – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on December 23, 2007)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kmaeil.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=218948|script-title=ko:임오경 "광명을 국가대표급 도시로 만들겠다" 당선소감|date=2020-04-16|website=경인매일|language=ko|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>
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'''Lim O-Kyeong''' (born in [[Jeongeup]], [[Jeollabuk-do]], December 11, 1971) is a female [[South Korea]]n [[Team handball|handball]] player who competed in the [[1992 Summer Olympics]], in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]], and in the [[2004 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=dbol>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LIMOKY01 Profile: "O-Kyeong Lim"] &ndash; ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on December 23, 2007)</ref>


== Sports and Education ==
At the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona]], she was part of the [[South Korea women's national handball team|South Korea national team]] which won the gold medal. She played all five matches and scored 30 goals.
At the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona]], she was part of the [[South Korea women's national handball team|South Korea national team]] which won the gold medal. She played all five matches and scored 30 goals.


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At the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]], she won the silver medal as member of the South Korean team. She played all five matches and scored 41 goals.
At the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]], she won the silver medal as member of the South Korean team. She played all five matches and scored 41 goals.


Lim was voted [[IHF World Player of the Year|World Handball Player of the Year 1996]]<ref name=ihf>[http://www.ihf.info/front_content.php?idcat=173&idart=516 Previous World Handball Players]'' (Retrieved on December 14, 2007)</ref><ref name=worldhandball>[http://www.worldhandball.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?menuid=550&languageid=1&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 "World Handball Players"] &ndash; ''worldhandball'' (Retrieved on December 23, 2007)</ref> by the [[International Handball Federation]].
Lim was voted [[IHF World Player of the Year|World Handball Player of the Year 1996]]<ref name=ihf>[http://www.ihf.info/front_content.php?idcat=173&idart=516 Previous World Handball Players] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101212933/http://www.ihf.info/front_content.php?idcat=173&idart=516 |date=2008-01-01 }}'' (Retrieved on December 14, 2007)</ref><ref name=worldhandball>[http://www.worldhandball.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?menuid=550&languageid=1&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 "World Handball Players"]– ''worldhandball'' (Retrieved on December 23, 2007) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209172254/http://www.worldhandball.com/%28S%28rfm4kf45nazdcs55q4riod55%29%29/DesktopDefault.aspx?menuid=550&languageid=1&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 |date=February 9, 2012 }}</ref> by the [[International Handball Federation]].


In 2004 she won the silver medal again at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens Olympics]]. At the competition she played all seven matches and scored 14 goals.
In 2004, she won the silver medal again at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens Olympics]]. At the competition she played all seven matches and scored 14 goals.


In July 2008 she was hired to become [[Seoul City Hall Handball Club]]'s [[player-manager]].
In July 2008 she was hired as [[Seoul City Hall Handball Club]]'s [[player-manager]] becoming the first woman to coach a professional [[Ball game]] team in South Korea.<ref name=":0" />

She completed her tertiary education at [[Korea National Sport University]] in Seoul for undergraduate, master's and doctorate degrees.<ref name=":1" />

== Politics ==
She previously served as a [[Korean Sport & Olympic Committee]] board member and as a non-executive director of the government-funded Korea Sports Promotion Foundation.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegmpost.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=10211|script-title=ko:임오경 1호 공약 발표, 광명을 스포츠.문화예술의 메카로 만들겠다...4/2까지 분야별 공약 매일 업데이트~~|date=2020-03-26|website=광명포스트|language=ko|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

In preparation for the 2020 general election, she was approached and recruited by the ruling [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|Democratic Party]]. She stated that her decision to join the political party was inspired by President [[Moon Jae-in]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.womennews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=195879|script-title=ko:'우생순' 주인공 임오경, 민주당 선택한 이유 "문재인 대통령 존경"|date=2020-01-30|website={{ill|The Women's News|ko|여성신문}}|language=ko|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>

== Electoral history ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Election
!Year
!District
!Party Affiliation
!Votes
!Percentage of votes
!Results
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|21st National Assembly General Election
|2020
|[[Gyeonggi Province|Gyeonggi]] [[Gwangmyeong]] A
|[[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|Democratic Party]]
|43,019
|47.66%
|Won
|}

== Awards ==
* [[File:ROK_Order_of_Sports_Merit_Cheongnyong_(1st_Class)_ribbon.png|alt=|25x25px]] [[Order of Sports Merit]] by the government of South Korea (1992)<ref name=":1" />


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 13:55, 1 January 2025

In this Korean name, the family name is Lim.
Lim O-kyeong
임오경
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byBaek Jae-hyun
ConstituencyGyeonggi Gwangmyeong A
Personal details
Born (1971-12-11) 11 December 1971 (age 53)
Jeongeup, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materKorea National Sport University
Olympic medal record
Women's handball
Representing  South Korea
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team

Lim O-Kyeong (Korean: 임오경; Hanja: 林五卿; born December 11, 1971), also spelled as Im Oh-Gyeong, is a South Korean politician who previously competed in three Olympics as a South Korean handball player.[1][2]

Sports and Education

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At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she was part of the South Korea national team which won the gold medal. She played all five matches and scored 30 goals.

In 1994 she moved to Japan to play for the Hiroshima Maple Reds. In 1996 she became a player-manager and led her team to a Japan Handball League championship.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won the silver medal as member of the South Korean team. She played all five matches and scored 41 goals.

Lim was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1996[3][4] by the International Handball Federation.

In 2004, she won the silver medal again at the Athens Olympics. At the competition she played all seven matches and scored 14 goals.

In July 2008 she was hired as Seoul City Hall Handball Club's player-manager becoming the first woman to coach a professional Ball game team in South Korea.[5]

She completed her tertiary education at Korea National Sport University in Seoul for undergraduate, master's and doctorate degrees.[6]

Politics

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She previously served as a Korean Sport & Olympic Committee board member and as a non-executive director of the government-funded Korea Sports Promotion Foundation.[6]

In preparation for the 2020 general election, she was approached and recruited by the ruling Democratic Party. She stated that her decision to join the political party was inspired by President Moon Jae-in.[5]

Electoral history

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Election Year District Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
21st National Assembly General Election 2020 Gyeonggi Gwangmyeong A Democratic Party 43,019 47.66% Won

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Profile: "O-Kyeong Lim" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on December 23, 2007)
  2. ^ 임오경 "광명을 국가대표급 도시로 만들겠다" 당선소감. 경인매일 (in Korean). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ Previous World Handball Players Archived 2008-01-01 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 14, 2007)
  4. ^ "World Handball Players"– worldhandball (Retrieved on December 23, 2007) Archived February 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b '우생순' 주인공 임오경, 민주당 선택한 이유 "문재인 대통령 존경". The Women's News [ko] (in Korean). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c 임오경 1호 공약 발표, 광명을 스포츠.문화예술의 메카로 만들겠다...4/2까지 분야별 공약 매일 업데이트~~. 광명포스트 (in Korean). 26 March 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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Awards
Preceded by IHF World Player of the Year – Women
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