Ri Se-ung (born 22 December 1998)[1] is a North Korean Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a two-time silver medalist at the Asian Wrestling Championships in the men's 60 kg event.[2]
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Born | 22 December 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | North Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 60 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2014, Ri won the gold medal in the men's 42 kg event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.[3][4]
In 2019, Ri represented North Korea at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the gold medal in the 60 kg event.[5]
Ri won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.[6] He defeated Aidos Sultangali of Kazakhstan in his bronze medal match.[6]
He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for North Korea for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (28 April 2019). "Iran seal team Greco-Roman title on final day of Asian Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Wrestling: New stars of the mat emerge in Nanjing". Olympic News. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). 2019 Military World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-11-12. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ a b "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.