Kim Hyang-min (born 4 February 1942) is a North Korean archer who represented
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...
at the
1972 Summer Olympic Games
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
in
archery
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...
.
Career
Kim competed in the
women's individual event and finished twentieth with a total of 2275 points.
At the
1978 Asian Games
The 8th Asian Games () were held from 9 to 20 December 1978, in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally, the host city was Singapore but Singapore dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial problems. Then Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, was de ...
, she won a bronze medal in the women's individual and women's team events.
References
External links
Profile on worldarchery.org
1942 births
Living people
North Korean female archers
Olympic archers for North Korea
Archers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Asian Games medalists in archery
Archers at the 1978 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for North Korea
Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
20th-century North Korean women
20th-century North Korean people
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