Kim Hyok-bong
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| Born | 28 October 1985 (age 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | April 25 Sports Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김혁봉 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hyeokbong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏkpong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Template:Korean name Kim Hyok-bong (born 28 October 1985) is a North Korean table tennis player representing the April 25 Sports Team.[2] He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[3][4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he reached the fourth round, knocking out seeded South Korean Joo Se-hyuk in the third round. He won gold medals in mixed doubles events with Kim Jong at the 2013 World Championships and the 2014 Asian Games.[5] The World Championship gold was the first for DPR Korea since 1977.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Jong Sun Bok (26 March 2015). "National conference of sportspersons held". The Pyongyang Times. Naenara. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Kim Hyok-Bong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Kim Hyok-bong London 2012
- ^ a b "Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong Return Home National Heroes After Paris Triumph". www.ittf.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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