Kim Hyok-bong

Kim Hyok-bong
Kim Hyok-bong at 2013 World Table Tennis Championship
Personal information
Born28 October 1985 (1985-10-28) (age 40)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)[1]
Sport
TeamApril 25 Sports Team
Korean name
Hangul
김혁봉
RRGim Hyeokbong
MRKim Hyŏkpong
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  North Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 ParisMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place2015 SuzhouMixed Doubles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonMixed Doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 YangzhouMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place2012 MacauMixed Doubles
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2013 TianjinMixed Doubles

Kim Hyok-bong (Korean: 김혁봉; born 28 October 1985) is a retired North Korean table tennis player representing the April 25 Sports Team.[2] He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[3][4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he reached the fourth round, knocking out seeded South Korean Joo Se-hyuk in the third round. He won gold medals in mixed doubles events with Kim Jong at the 2013 World Championships and the 2014 Asian Games.[5] The World Championship gold was the first for DPR Korea since 1977.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Jong Sun Bok (26 March 2015). "National conference of sportspersons held". The Pyongyang Times. Naenara. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kim Hyok-Bong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Kim Hyok-bong Archived 30 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine London 2012
  5. 1 2 "Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong Return Home National Heroes After Paris Triumph". ittf.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.


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