Sorn Seavmey

Sorn Seavmey

Personal information
Nationality	Cambodian
Born	(1995-09-14) September 14, 1995 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Cambodia
Sport	Taekwondo
Event	Middleweight (-73 kg)
Medal record Representing Cambodia Women’s Taekwondo Asian Games 2014 Incheon Middleweight Southeast Asian Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur Middle Weight (67–73 kg) 2013 Napyidaw Middle Weight (67–73 kg) 2011 Jakarta Light Weight (57–62 kg)

Sorn Seavmey (Khmer: ស៊ន សៀវម៉ី; born 14 September 1995) is a Cambodian taekwondo practitioner and gold medalist in the women’s under-73 kg event at 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. She was also a 2013 SEA Games gold medalist in Myanmar and the 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia. She won Cambodia's first gold medal at the Asian Games since its participation in 1954. She is 183 cm and trains with her brother Sorn Elit and sister Sorn Davin, who also practice taekwondo. At 2014 Inchoen Asian Games, Seavmey defeated her opponent from Uzbekistan 29-7, then she defeated her Filipino opponent at the semi-final 6-5. At the final round she defeated her opponent from Iran with the result 7-4, having become the first Cambodian to win an Asian Games gold medal since 1954.

Seavmey qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Seavmey competed in the women's +67 kg division where she was defeated by Reshmie Oogink of the Netherlands during the round of 16. She was the flag bearer for Cambodia during the Parade of Nations.

She was also the flag bearer for Cambodia at the 2018 Asian Games during the opening ceremony.

External links

• National Olympic Committee of Cambodia
• Sorn Seavmey on Facebook