Gim Gyeong-ae (javelin thrower)
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| Nationality |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Javelin throw: 58.76 m (2008) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Korean name | |||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 김경애 | ||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gim Gyeong-ae | ||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kyŏng-ae | ||||||||||||||
Template:Korean name Kim Kyung-ae (Korean: 김경애; born March 5, 1988) is a South Korean javelin thrower.[1] She won a silver medal for the same category at the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships in Amman, Jordan, achieving her best throw at 53.01 metres.[2]
Kim represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's javelin throw. She performed the best throw of 53.13 metres, on her third and final attempt, finishing forty-sixth overall in the qualifying rounds.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Kyung-ae". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Staff (27 July 2007). "Asian Championships – Day Two". IAAF. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Women's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
External links
- Gim Gyeong-ae at World Athletics
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Gim Gyeong-ae at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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