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Choe Kum-hui

Choe Kum-hui

North Korean diver


Choe Kum-hui (Korean: 최금희; born July 1, 1987) is a North Korean platform diver.[1] She won two bronze medals for the women's synchronized platform at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, and at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2] Choe also captured three silver medals in the same event at the Summer Universiade (2005 in Izmir, Turkey, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand, and 2005 in Belgrade, Serbia).[3][4]

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Choe represented North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 10 m synchronized platform event. She and her partner Kim Un-hyang finished sixth in the final round by one point behind the U.S. team (Mary Beth Dunnichay and Haley Ishimatsu), with a total score of 308.10 after five successive attempts.[5]


References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Choe Kum-hui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. "China showcases dominance in Universiade diving". Xinhua News Agency. SINA English. 18 August 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. "Women's Synchronized 10m Platform Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

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