Personal information | |
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Nationality | South Korean |
Born | 30 April 1988 |
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1] |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) [1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Taekwondo |
Medal record | |
Updated on 19 September 2018 |
Oh Hye-ri ( Korean: 오혜리; Korean pronunciation: [o.ɦje̞.ɾi]; born 30 April 1988) is a South Korean taekwondo athlete.
In 2011, she won silver at the World Championships, [2] then in 2015, she became the world champion in middleweight. [3]
She represented South Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 67 kg where she won her first Olympic gold medal. [1] [3]
She became the third Korean to win an Olympic gold medal in the 67 kg division ( Lee Sun-Hee in 2000 and Hwang Kyung-Seon in 2008 and 2012).
Personal information | |
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Nationality | South Korean |
Born | 30 April 1988 |
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1] |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) [1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Taekwondo |
Medal record | |
Updated on 19 September 2018 |
Oh Hye-ri ( Korean: 오혜리; Korean pronunciation: [o.ɦje̞.ɾi]; born 30 April 1988) is a South Korean taekwondo athlete.
In 2011, she won silver at the World Championships, [2] then in 2015, she became the world champion in middleweight. [3]
She represented South Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 67 kg where she won her first Olympic gold medal. [1] [3]
She became the third Korean to win an Olympic gold medal in the 67 kg division ( Lee Sun-Hee in 2000 and Hwang Kyung-Seon in 2008 and 2012).