Li Gyong-hui

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Li Gyong-hui
Born (1972-07-10) July 10, 1972 (age 52)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Tokyo Ball
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Tokyo All-around
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Sheffield All-around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Sheffield Ball
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Sheffield Rope
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Sheffield Clubs
Korean name
Hangul
이경희
Revised Romanization I Gyeong-hui
McCune–Reischauer Ri Kyŏng-hŭi

Li Gyong-hui (born July 10, 1972) is a retired North Korean rhythmic gymnast and, after her defection, South Korean gymnastic coach.

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She competed for the People's Republic of Korea in the rhythmic gymnastics all-around competition at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. She was 17th in the qualification and advanced to the final. She placed 17th overall. [1] In 2007, she defected to South Korea and became a gymnastic coach for South Korea. [2]

Biography

Early life

Li Gyong-hui was born on July 10, 1972, in Pyongyang. [3] Her father (who died in 2004) was a teacher who re-educated major party officials at the Kim Il Sung Higher Party School. [3] She first started rhythmic gymnastics at age 11 because of her mom. [3] Her father originally opposed the idea of making Li into a rhythmic gymnast as he wanted her to go to university and was concerned about her career as a gymnast hindering her academic achievements to go to university. [3]

Defecting from North Korea

She defected from North Korea in 2007 and now has South Korean citizenship. [3] She worked as a coach for the South Korean rhythmic gymnastics team until 2017. [3] She gained spotlight in South Korea for her sexual assault lawsuit case against the former member of the South Korean gymnastics association. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Li Gyong-hui Bio, Stats, and Results — Olympics". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ 새터민 체조 지도자 "성적으로 보답". Korean Broadcasting System.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 탈북 리듬체조 코치의 ‘미투’ “대한민국을 떠나고 싶다”. Hankyoreh . April 14, 2018.


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