Kim Seong-Yeon ( Hangul: 김성연, born 16 April 1991) is a South Korean

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

. She won a bronze medal in the –70 kg at the

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. She was ranked No. 9 in the world as of 8 February 2016. She lost in the second round of the 2016 Olympics to Israeli

Linda Bolder Linda Bolder (Hebrew: לינדה בולדר, born 3 July 1988 in Velserbroek, Netherlands) is a Dutch-born Israeli Olympic judoka. A three-time European age-group judo champion as a junior, two-time Dutch senior women's champion, and silver meda ...

. In 2021, she competed in the women's 70 kg event at the

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in Tokyo, Japan.

Competitive record

''(as of 19 February 2016)''

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