Rim Jong-sim (wrestler)

Rim Jong-sim (born 25 April 1994)[1] is a North Korean freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's freestyle 62 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

Rim Jong-sim
Personal information
Born (1994-04-25) 25 April 1994 (age 30)
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  North Korea
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta 62 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bangkok 63 kg

Career

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At the 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, she won the silver medal in the women's 63 kg event.[2]

In 2019, she competed in the women's freestyle 62 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. In this competition she lost her bronze medal match against Yukako Kawai of Japan.[3][4][5]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Freestyle 62 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "2016 Asian Wrestling Championships" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (20 September 2019). "Tynybekova earns first-ever world wrestling gold for Kyrgyzstan". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Yukako Kawai earns family's second medal at 2019 world championships". The Japan Times. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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