Ri Jong-myong () is a North Korean wrestler. He represented

North Korea at the 2010 Asian Games North Korea participated at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, China. Medal table Medalists Archery Women Athletics Men Road events Women Road events Basketball Men ;Team An Yong BinChoe ...

, but was defeated by

Dauren Zhumagaziyev Dauren Zhumagaziyev (born July 18, 1989 in Taldykorgan) is a male wrestler from Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It bo ...

. He went on to represent

North Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics North Korea (officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1972. North Korean athlet ...

in the Men's freestyle 60 kg and stood 5th after losing to

Yogeshwar Dutt Yogeshwar Dutt (born 2 November 1982) is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 60 kg category. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2013. He won gold medals at th ...

of India 1–3.

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