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Kim Hyok-bong

Kim Hyok-bong

North Korean table tennis player (born 1985)

Kim Hyok-bong (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]

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

References

  1. [1]
    "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 5 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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    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.
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    "Kim Hyok-Bong Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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    Kim Hyok-bong Archived 30 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine London 2012
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    "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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