Kim Seong-Yeon (Korean김성연, born 16 April 1991) is a South Korean judoka. She won a bronze medal in the –70 kg at the 2013 World Judo Championships. She was ranked No. 9 in the world as of 8 February 2016.[1] She lost in the second round of the 2016 Olympics to Israeli Linda Bolder.[2][3][4]

Kim Seong-yeon
Personal information
Born (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 33)
Suncheon, South Korea
OccupationJudoka
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Coached byLee Won-hee
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2016, 2020)
World Champ.Bronze (2013)
Asian Champ.Gold (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍70 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta ‍–‍70 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bishkek ‍–‍70 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2016 Paris ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍70 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tashkent ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Qingdao ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jeju ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hohhot ‍–‍70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Düsseldorf ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Jeju ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Qingdao ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Montreal ‍–‍70 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Agadir ‍–‍70 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Beirut ‍–‍63 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju ‍–‍70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei ‍–‍70 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF3702
JudoInside.com71920
Updated on 21 May 2023.

In 2021, she competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

Competitive record edit

Judo Record[6]
Total 85
Wins 62
by Ippon 29
Losses 23
by Ippon 11

(as of 19 February 2016)

References edit

  1. ^ "IJF World Rankings 8 Feb 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Olympic Preview: Sink-or-swim time for Toumarkin & Co".
  3. ^ "Bolder misses out on Israel's second bronze medal". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  4. ^ "Refugee athlete Popole Misenga's Round of 32 win among top moments of Judo Day 5 prelims". Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  5. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Kim Seongyeon: Statistics".

External links edit