Kim Mi-yong

Kim Mi-Yong (also Kim Mi-Yeong, Korean: 김미영; born 6 May 1983 in Nampo, Pyeongannam) is a North Korean table tennis player.^[3] She won a gold medal, as a member of the North Korea table tennis team, at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and silver at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships in Osaka, Japan.^[4] As of January 2010, Kim is ranked no. 84 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).^[2] Kim is a member of the table tennis team for Abrokkang Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Ri To Yong.^[1] She is also left-handed, and uses the offensive, classic grip.^[1]

Kim Mi-Yong
Nationality	North Korea
Born	(1983-05-06) 6 May 1983 (age 41) Nampo, Pyeongannam, North Korea
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing style	Left-handed, classic[1]
Equipment(s)	Butterfly[1]
Highest ranking	60 (May 2006)[2]
Current ranking	84 (January 2010)[2]
Club	Abrokkang Sports Club[1]
Medal record Women's table tennis Representing  North Korea Asian Games 2002 Busan Team World Championships 2001 Osaka Team

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim qualified for the women's singles tournament, along with her teammate Kim Jong at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a place as one of the top 7 seeded players from the Asian Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong.^[5][6] She received a single bye for the first round match, before losing out to Lithuania's Rūta Paškauskienė, with a set score of 3–4.^[7]

References

1. "ITTF World Player Profile – Kim Mi-Yong". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
2. "ITTF World Ranking – Kim Mi-Yong". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Mi-Yong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
4. "ITTF World Statistics – Kim Mi-Yong". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
5. "Players Qualified for the Olympic Games" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
6. Marshall, Ian (9 March 2008). "North Koreans Conclude Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Style". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
7. "Women's Singles First Round". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

External links

• Kim Mi-yong at World Table Tennis
• Kim Mi-yong at Olympics.com
• Kim Mi-yong at Olympedia
• NBC 2008 Olympics profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 August 2012)