Lim Mi-kyung

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Lim Mi-kyung
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Lim Mi-Kyung (#13 red) tries to stop Leora Jones's shot during the 1988 Summer Olympics. Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics.JPEG
Lim Mi-Kyung (#13 red) tries to stop Leora Jones's shot during the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Lim Mi-Kyung (born May 17, 1967) is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She played for the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and won the gold medal. In later years it transpired that Lim was an active member in The Church of Scientology [1]

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References

  1. "1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea Handball" Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 6, 2008)