Kim Mi-Jung (born 29 March 1971 in Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do) is a female South Korean retired judoka. She was a shot putter in high school but changed to be a judoka at the age of 17, and in a year Kim was selected to be a member of the South Korean national judo team in 1989.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 March 1971 (age 53) Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김미정 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Mi-jeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Mi-jŏng |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –72 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (1992) |
| World Champ. | 
(1991) |
| Asian Champ. | 
(1994) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 11423 |
| JudoInside.com | 3701 |
| Updated on 5 June 2023. | |
Next year, Kim won bronze at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, and in 1991 she became her world champion in the 72 kg division at the World Championships in Barcelona.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics she finally won the Olympic gold medal in the women's Half Heavyweight (–72 kg) category.[1]
Kim retired from competitive judo after winning gold in the 1994 Asian Game. She has been serving as a judo coach and professor for Yong-In University, South Korea.
She is married to judoka Kim Byung-joo.[2]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Mi-Jeong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Lee, Yong-taek (4 August 2004). "[이 부부] 유도 올림픽 메달리스트 김병주·김미정씨". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
External links edit
- Kim Mi-jung at the International Judo Federation
- Kim Mi-jung at JudoInside.com
- Kim Mi-jung at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Kim Mi-jung at Olympics.com
- Kim Mi-jung at Olympedia
- Kim Mi-jung at The-Sports.org
- Kim Mi-jung at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
