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Women’s handball | ||
Representing South Korea | ||
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1988 Seoul | Team |
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]
South Korea competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 264 athletes, 145 men and 119 women, competed in 25 sports.
Lim O-Kyeong, also spelled as Im Oh-Gyeong, is a South Korean politician who previously competed in three Olympics as a South Korean handball player.
Aleksandr Arkadyevich Tuchkin is a Russian team handball player and Olympic champion from 2000 in Sydney. He received a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with the Russian national team.
Karin Pettersen is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team, and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Karin Pettersen played 250 games for the national team during her career, scoring 546 goals.
Annette Skotvoll is a Norwegian team handball player (goalkeeper) and Olympic medalist. She received silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team, and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Han Hyun-Sook is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she received a second gold medal.
Kim Choon-Rye is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and she received a gold medal with the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Kim Kyung-Soon, also spelled Kim Gyeong-sun, is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a silver medal with the South Korean team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and she received a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Sung Kyung-Hwa, also spelled as Seong Gyeong-hwa, is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a silver medal with the South Korean team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Her team won the gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Kim Myung-Soon, also spelled as Kim Myeong-sun, is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Lee Ki-Soon is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Song Ji-Hyeon, also spelled as Song Ji-Hyeon, is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Suk Min-Hee, also spelled as Seok Min-hui, is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion. She played with the South Korean national team and received a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Son Mi-na is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion.
Wang Hee-kyung is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team, and also an individual silver medal.
Lee Mi-Young is a South Korean team handball player and Olympic champion.
Lee Mi-gyeong is a South Korean handball player for Busan BISCO and the South Korean national team.
Mi-kyung or Mi-kyoung, also spelled Mi-gyeong or Mi-gyong is a Korean feminine given name. It was South Korea's most popular name for baby girls in 1968. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
Eun-kyung, also spelled Eun-kyeong, or Eun-kyong, Eun-gyoung, Un-kyong, Un-gyong, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "eun" and 74 hanja with the reading "kyung" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 1970, Eun-kyung was the 5th-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea, falling to 8th place by 1980.
The following squads and players competed in the women's handball tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.