Kim Mi-yong
| Kim Mi-Yong | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |
 North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
6 May 1983 Nampo, Pyeongannam, North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Left-handed, classic[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment(s) | Butterfly[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 60 (May 2006)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 84 (January 2010)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Abrokkang Sports Club[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kim Mi-Yong (also Kim Mi-Yeong, Korean: 김미영; born May 6, 1983 in Nampo, Pyeongannam) is a North Korean table tennis player.[3] She won a gold medal, as a member of the North Korea table tennis team, at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and silver at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships in Osaka, Japan.[4] As of January 2010, Kim is ranked no. 84 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] Kim is a member of the table tennis team for Abrokkang Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Ri To Yong.[1] She is also left-handed, and uses the offensive, classic grip.[1]
Kim qualified for the women's singles tournament, along with her teammate Kim Jong at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a place as one of the top 7 seeded players from the Asian Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong.[5][6] She received a single bye for the first round match, before losing out to Lithuania's Rūta Paškauskienė, with a set score of 3–4.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "ITTF World Player Profile – Kim Mi-Yong". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 "ITTF World Ranking – Kim Mi-Yong". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Kim Mi-Yong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "ITTF World Statistics – Kim Mi-Yong". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Players Qualified for the Olympic Games" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ↑ Marshall, Ian (9 March 2008). "North Koreans Conclude Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Style". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Singles First Round". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
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