Yang Kyong-Il ( or ; born 7 August 1989 in

Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...

) is a male freestyle wrestler from

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who is a double world champion and won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career

Yang won his first world title at the 2009 World Championships. He beat Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar, Krasimir Krastanov, Mykola Aivazian and Rizvan Gadzhiev before beating Sezar Akgül in the final. He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He lost in the last 16 to Namig Sevdimov and was eliminated from the competition. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Yang beat Dilshod Mansurov before losing to Dzhamal Otarsultanov. Because Otarsultanov reached the final, Yang was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, Yang beat Sem Shilimela before beating Daulet Niyazbekov to win a bronze medal. In

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, Yang won his second world title in Tashkent. He beat Kim Sung-gwon,

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and

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before beating

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in the final. At the

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, Yang lost to Rei Higuchi in the first round. Because Higuchi reached the final, Yang was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, Yang beat Asadulla Lachinau before losing to

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to leave without a medal.

References

External links

Wrestler bio on beijing2008.com
* Living people 1989 births Olympic wrestlers of North Korea North Korean male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in wrestling Olympic bronze medalists for North Korea Olympic medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Champions Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century North Korean people {{NorthKorea-wrestling-bio-stub