Kim Young-ran (Korean: 김영란; born 5 March 1981 in Icheon, Gyeonggi) is a South Korean judoka, who played for the extra-lightweight category.[1] She is a three-time medalist (gold, silver, and bronze) for the 48 kg class at the Asian Judo Championships. She also won two silver medals in the same division at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, and at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, losing out to Japan's Kayo Kitada, and China's Gao Feng, respectively.[2][3]
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| Born | 5 March 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 김영란 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RR | Gim Yeongran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MR | Kim Yŏngnan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –48 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Incheon Dong-gu Cheong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Lee Bong-hun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | 9th (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 5th (2001, 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 1852 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 13899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kim represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's extra-lightweight class (48 kg). She defeated Ukraine's Lyudmyla Lusnikova in the preliminary rounds, before losing out the quarterfinal match, by an ippon and an uchi mata gaeshi (inner thigh counter) to Romania's Alina Alexandra Dumitru.[4] Because her opponent advanced further into the final match, Kim offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage rounds. Unfortunately, she finished only in ninth place, after losing out the second repechage bout to Hungary's Éva Csernoviczki, who successfully scored a koka, and a kouchi gari (small inner reap), at the end of the five-minute period.[5]
References
edit- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Yeong-Ran". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
Other name(s): Kim Young-Ran / Original name: 김 영란
- ↑ "Korean Athletes Go for Gold in Asian Games". The Chosun Ilbo. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "Judoka Gao grabs women's 48kg gold medal for China". Xinhua News Agency. SINA English. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Extra Lightweight (48kg/106 lbs) Preliminaries". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Extra Lightweight (48kg/106 lbs) Repechage". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
External links
edit- Kim Young-ran at the International Judo Federation
- Kim Young-ran at JudoInside.com
- Kim Young-ran at Olympics.com
- Kim Young-ran at Olympedia
- Kim Young-ran at InterSportStats
- Kim Young-ran at The-Sports.org
- NBC 2008 Olympics Profile
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