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Born | 28 October 1985 | (age 39)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | April 25 Sports Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chosŏn'gŭl | 김혁봉 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Gim Hyeokbong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏkpong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]