Kim Mi-jung (judoka, born 1971)

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Kim Mi-jung
Personal information
Born29 March 1971 (1971-03-29) (age 54)
Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do
Occupation Judoka
Korean name
Hangul
김미정
Hanja
金美廷
RR Gim Mijeong
MR Kim Mijŏng
Sport
Country South Korea
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍72 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg (1992)
World Champ. Gold medal world centered-2.svg (1991)
Asian Champ. Gold medal asia.svg (1994)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍72 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Hamilton ‍–‍72 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Hiroshima ‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Beijing ‍–‍72 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Macau ‍–‍72 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 11423
JudoInside.com 3701
Updated on 5 June 2023

Kim Mi-Jung (born 29 March 1971 in Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do) is a female South Korean retired judoka.

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Biography

She was a shot putter in high school but changed to be a judoka at the age of 17, and in a year Kim was selected to be a member of the South Korean national judo team in 1989.

Next year, Kim won bronze at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, and in 1991 she became her world champion in the 72 kg division at the World Championships in Barcelona.

At the 1992 Summer Olympics she finally won the Olympic gold medal in the women's Half Heavyweight (‍–‍72 kg) category. [1]

Kim retired from competitive judo after winning gold in the 1994 Asian Game. She has been serving as a judo coach and professor for Yong-In University, South Korea.

She is married to judoka Kim Byung-joo. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Mi-Jeong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Lee, Yong-taek (4 August 2004). "[이 부부] 유도 올림픽 메달리스트 김병주·김미정씨". JoongAng Ilbo . Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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