Ri Yong-sam (born August 22, 1972) is a North Korean wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's Freestyle Bantamweight (52–57 kg) category. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] He received a gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games.[2]
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| Nationality |  North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Ri Yong-sam | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 리영삼 |
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| Revised Romanization | I Yeong-sam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Yŏng-sam |
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ri Yong-Sam". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Successes of DPRK players". Korean Central News Agency. Pyongyang. 25 December 1998. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
External links edit
- Yong-Sam Ri at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived October 24, 2012)
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