- Kye Sun-Hui
Kye Sun-Hui (born
August 2 ,1979 inPyongyang ) is aNorth Korea njudoka .Kye won three Olympic medals in different weight classes, in 1996, 2000 and 2004. When she won the gold medal in Atlanta, 1996 she became the youngest gold medalist in judo. She had entered the Games thanks to the wild card system, and her Olympic gold has been described as one of the biggest surprises of the Atlanta Olympics. [ [http://en.beijing2008.cn/spirit/pastgames/halloffame/k/n214045958.shtml Official website of the Beijing Olympic Games] ]
Kye will be competing for the fourth time at the
2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing . [ [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/20/content_8408606.htm "Global athletes chase Olympic dream"] , Xinhua, June 20, 2008]She has been awared the
Kim Il Sung Prize and the title of "labour heroine". [ [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/30/content_8847494.htm "Kye Sun Hui pinned high hope to win gold at Olympics for DPRK"] , Xinhua, July 30, 2008]References
External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KYESUN01 Database Olympics]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=95355 Olympic.org profile]
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