Kim Hye-song (boxer)
Appearance
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Nationality | North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight class | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chosŏn'gŭl | 김혜성 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Gim Hye-seong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyesŏng |
Kim Hye-song is a North Korean world champion silver medallist boxer.[1] She was born in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.
She represented North Korea in the 2012 Summer Olympics taking place in London in the flyweight division. She lost 9-12 in the Round of 16 to Russia's Elena Savelyeva in the first ever[2] women's boxing bout at the Olympics.
As of July 2012[update] she is ranked 10th in the world.
Achievements
- 2012 - DPR Women's National Championships 1st place – 51 kg
- 2011 – Asian Cup Women's Boxing Tournament (Haikou, CHN) 1st place – 54 kg
- 2010 – AIBA Women's World Championships (Bridgetown, BAR) 2nd place – 54 kg
- 2010 – Asian Women's Boxing Championships (Astana, KAZ) 2nd place – 54 kg
- 2010 – North Korean Women's National Championships 1st place – 54 kg
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