Pak Yong-mi

In this Korean name, the family name is Pak.
Pak Yong-mi
Personal information
NationalityNorth Korea North Korean
Born (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 33)
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportWrestling
EventFree style
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  North Korea
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 53 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 53 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 New Delhi 48kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bishkek 53kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Xi'an 53kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Doha 53kg
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
박영미
Revised RomanizationBak Yeong-mi
McCune–ReischauerPak Yŏng-mi

Pak Yong-mi (born 8 February 1991) is a North Korean sport wrestler who competes in the women's freestyle category and a current world champion in the women's 53kg Freestyle event.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event during the 2019 World Wrestling Championships.[2][3][4] She also qualified to represent North Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan following the gold medal success at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships. However, in June 2021, North Korea withdrew from the 2020 Summer Olympics which meant that Luisa Valverde of Ecuador would compete instead.[5]

  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database - Pak Yong-mi". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  2. ^ "KCNA: North Korean wrestler wins gold medal at World Wrestling Championships". UPI. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  3. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  4. ^ jeandaniel. "World Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  5. ^ "Ecuador, Romania Earn Olympic Tickets as North Korea Withdraws from Tokyo 2020". United World Wrestling. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.