Kim Un-hyang (ice hockey)

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Kim Un-hyang
Born (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 31)
North Korea
Height 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
National teamFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea and
Unification flag of Korea.svg  Korea
Playing career 2013present

Kim Un-hyang (born 10 December 1992) is a North Korean ice hockey player.

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Career

She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics [1] as part of a unified team of 35 players drawn from both North and South Korea. The team's coach was Sarah Murray and the team was in Group B competing against Switzerland, Japan and Sweden. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Athlete Profile: CHOI Yujung - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. "Unified Korean Team - Olympic - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". pyeongchang2018.iihf.hockey. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. Berkman, Seth (17 January 2018). "A Tricky Reunion on the Ice for North and South Korean Hockey" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on 14 February 2018.