Kuk-hyang was born in Changyon County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. She was raised by her mother and was later orphaned, to be raised by the state. She was noticed by weightlifting coach Kim Myong Ho at a hospital in Pyongyang when helping her mother get medical treatment; she was helping her mother up the stairs when the coach asked if she wanted to become a weightlifter. As her mother's health was failing, the coach would often visit her in hospital and promised to raise her daughter. Myong Ho was a demanding coach who also acted as her father. At age 16, she was injured as the first world junior weight lifting championship neared. After recuperating, she was looked after by national-level coaches and a medical group, who oversaw her nutrition using a scientific approach. She was chosen one of the top ten athletes of 2016 and was awarded the title of "Merited Athlete" in her home country.[3]
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hyang, weightlifter, this, korean, name, family, name, hyang, korean, pronunciation, kʰjaŋ, kʰjaŋ, born, april, 1993, north, korean, weightlifter, silver, medal, women, weight, class, 2015, asian, weightlifting, championships, hyangkim, hyang, 2017, summer, un. In this Korean name the family name is Kim Kim Kuk hyang Korean pronunciation kim ɡu kʰjaŋ or kim ku kʰjaŋ born 20 April 1993 is a North Korean weightlifter who won the silver medal in the women s 75 kg weight class at the 2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships 1 Kim Kuk hyangKim Kuk hyang at the 2017 Summer UniversiadePersonal informationNationalityNorth KoreanBorn 1993 04 20 20 April 1993 age 30 Changyon County North KoreaHeight1 70 m 5 ft 7 in Weight100 kg 220 lb SportCountry North KoreaSportWeightliftingEvent 75 kgAchievements and titlesPersonal bestsSnatch 131 kg 2015 amp 2016 Clean and jerk 175 kg 2016 Total 306 kg 2016 Medal record Olympic Games2016 Rio de Janeiro 75 kgWorld Championships2015 Houston 75 kg2018 Ashgabat 87 kgSummer Universiade2017 Taipei 75 kgAsian Championships2015 Phuket 75 kg2016 Tashkent 75 kg2017 Ashgabat 90 kgYouth Olympic Games2010 Singapore 63 kgYouth World Championships2009 Chiang Mai 69 kgJunior Asian ChampionshipsDisqualified 2012 Yangoon 75 kgYouth Asian Championships2010 Tashkent 69 kgKorean nameChosŏn gŭl김국향Revised RomanizationGim Guk hyangMcCune ReischauerKim Kuk hyangShe won the silver medal at the women s 75 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics 2 Kim Kuk hyang at the 2017 Summer UniversiadeKuk hyang was born in Changyon County South Hwanghae Province North Korea She was raised by her mother and was later orphaned to be raised by the state She was noticed by weightlifting coach Kim Myong Ho at a hospital in Pyongyang when helping her mother get medical treatment she was helping her mother up the stairs when the coach asked if she wanted to become a weightlifter As her mother s health was failing the coach would often visit her in hospital and promised to raise her daughter Myong Ho was a demanding coach who also acted as her father At age 16 she was injured as the first world junior weight lifting championship neared After recuperating she was looked after by national level coaches and a medical group who oversaw her nutrition using a scientific approach She was chosen one of the top ten athletes of 2016 and was awarded the title of Merited Athlete in her home country 3 References edit IWF Profile Kuk Hyang Kim Rio 2016 Archived from the original on 17 August 2016 Retrieved 15 August 2016 Kuk hyang Kim January 2018 Orphan Grows to be a Sports Ace Korea Today Pyongyang The Foreign Languages Magazine Retrieved 18 February 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kim Kuk hyang weightlifter amp oldid 1171244923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
