Kim Hye-song (; born 2 December 1984) is a

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 ...

n world champion silver medallist

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. She was born in

South Hamgyong Province South Hamgyong Province (, ''Hamgyŏngnamdo''; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Hamgyong Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Kor ...

. She represented

in the

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taking place in London in the

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division. She lost 9–12 in the Round of 16 to Russia's Elena Savelyeva in the first everhttps://sports.yahoo.com/news/russian-throws-momentous-first-punch-women-125054224--box.html women's boxing bout at the Olympics. she is ranked 10th in the world.

Achievements

* 2012 – DPR Women's National Championships 1st place – 51 kg * 2011 – Asian Cup Women's Boxing Tournament (Haikou, CHN) 1st place – 54 kg * 2010 – AIBA Women's World Championships (Bridgetown, BAR) 2nd place – 54 kg * 2010 – Asian Women's Boxing Championships (Astana, KAZ) 2nd place – 54 kg * 2010 – North Korean Women's National Championships 1st place – 54 kg

References

North Korean women boxers Olympic boxers of North Korea Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 1984 births Living people Boxers at the 2010 Asian Games AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists Asian Games competitors for North Korea Flyweight boxers {{NorthKorea-boxing-bio-stub