Kim Soo-ok (born 13 August 1961) is a South Korean former

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player. Kim, who played at

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as a junior, featured regularly for the South Korea Federation Cup team in the 1980s, winning 19 matches, 11 in singles and eight in doubles. A two-time individual medalist at the

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, Kim finished with a silver medal behind

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at the 1982 games in New Delhi and a bronze at 1986 games in Seoul. She won three team medals as well, which included a gold medal in 1982.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Soo-ok 1961 births Living people South Korean female tennis players Asian Games medalists in tennis Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Tennis players at the 1978 Asian Games Tennis players at the 1982 Asian Games Tennis players at the 1986 Asian Games Universiade medalists in tennis Universiade bronze medalists for South Korea