Kim Seong-yeon

Kim Seong-Yeon (Korean: 김성연, born 16 April 1991) is a South Korean judoka. She won a bronze medal in the –70 kg at the 2013 World Judo Championships. She was ranked No. 9 in the world as of 8 February 2016.^[1] She lost in the second round of the 2016 Olympics to Israeli Linda Bolder.^[2][3][4]

Kim Seong-yeon

Personal information
Born	(1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 33) Suncheon, South Korea
Occupation	Judoka
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Judo
Coached by	Lee Won-hee
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	R16 (2016, 2020)
World Champ.	(2013)
Asian Champ.	(2014)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  South Korea World Championships 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg Asian Games 2014 Incheon ‍–‍70 kg 2014 Incheon Women's team 2018 Jakarta ‍–‍70 kg Asian Championships 2016 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg 2017 Hong Kong ‍–‍70 kg 2021 Bishkek ‍–‍70 kg World Masters 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍70 kg IJF Grand Slam 2016 Paris ‍–‍70 kg 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg IJF Grand Prix 2013 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍70 kg 2015 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg 2011 Qingdao ‍–‍70 kg 2015 Jeju ‍–‍70 kg 2017 Hohhot ‍–‍70 kg 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍70 kg 2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg 2013 Jeju ‍–‍70 kg 2015 Qingdao ‍–‍70 kg 2019 Montreal ‍–‍70 kg World Juniors Championships 2010 Agadir ‍–‍70 kg Asian Junior Championships 2009 Beirut ‍–‍63 kg Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju ‍–‍70 kg 2017 Taipei ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	3702
JudoInside.com	71920
Updated on 21 May 2023

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

In 2021, she competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[5]

Competitive record

Judo Record[6]
Total	85
Wins	62
by Ippon	29
Losses	23
by Ippon	11

(as of 19 February 2016)

References

1. "IJF World Rankings 8 Feb 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2016.
2. "Olympic Preview: Sink-or-swim time for Toumarkin & Co".
3. "Bolder misses out on Israel's second bronze medal". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
4. "Refugee athlete Popole Misenga's Round of 32 win among top moments of Judo Day 5 prelims". Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
5. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
6. "Kim Seongyeon: Statistics".

External links

• Kim Seong-yeon at the International Judo Federation
• Kim Seong-yeon at JudoInside.com
• Kim Seong-yeon at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Kim Seong-yeon at Olympics.com
• Kim Seong-yeon at Olympedia