Kim Mi-jung (judoka, born 1971)

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Kim Mi-jung
Personal information
Born29 March 1971 (1971-03-29) (age 52)
Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do
Occupation Judoka
Korean name
Hangul
김미정
Hanja
Revised Romanization Kim Mi-jeong
McCune–Reischauer Kim Mi-jŏng
Sport
Country South Korea
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍72 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. Gold medal world centered-2.svg(1991)
Asian Champ. Gold medal asia.svg(1994)
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg(1992)
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. 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]

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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.