Kim Un-hyang (gymnast)
North Korean artistic gymnast (born 1990)
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Kim Un-hyang (Korean: 김은향; born 18 October 1990) is a North Korean former artistic gymnast. She is the 2014 Asian Games balance beam champion and team silver medalist. At the 2008 Asian Championships, she won silver medals in the all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise. She competed at four World Championships and finished fourth on the balance beam at the 2009 World Championships.
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| Born | 18 October 1990 Pyongyang, North Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | North Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kigwancha Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gymnastics career
2006
Kim began gymnastics in 2000 and made her international debut for the North Korean national team in 2006.[2] She helped the team win the silver medal behind China at the 2006 Asian Championships, and she won a bronze medal on the balance beam.[3] She then competed with the North Korean team that finished 13th at the 2006 World Championships.[4] At the 2006 Asian Games, Kim initially won a silver medal in the team event, but the medal was stripped after the International Gymnastics Federation discovered that Cha Yong-hwa's age was falsified.[5][6] Individually, she advanced to the balance beam final and finished sixth, and she placed fourth in the floor exercise final.[7]
2007–2009
Kim helped North Korea finish 13th at the 2007 World Championships.[8] At the 2008 Asian Championships, she won silver medals in the all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise, all behind Kōko Tsurumi. She also won a bronze medal on the balance beam.[9] She won the all-around bronze medal at the 2009 Summer Universiade behind Chinese gymnasts Jiang Yuyuan and He Ning. She also initially won a bronze medal in the team event, but these results were disqualified as Cha was on the team.[10] She competed at the 2009 World Championships and finished fourth in the balance beam final, only one tenth of a point away from the bronze medal.[11]
2010–2012
Kim won the silver medal on the balance beam at the 2010 Moscow World Cup.[12] She did not compete in any international competitions from November 2010 to October 2012 because the North Korean team was banned for repeated age falsifications.[13] In November 2012, she competed with the North Korean team that won a silver medal at the 2012 Asian Championships,[14] and she won the balance beam silver medal behind Shang Chunsong.[15]
2013–2015
Kim helped North Korea finish fifth in the team event at the 2013 Summer Universiade.[16] At the 2013 East Asian Games, she helped North Korea win the team bronze medal, and she won the bronze medal in the all-around.[17]
Kim won the silver medal on the balance beam behind Phan Thị Hà Thanh at the 2014 Osijek World Challenge Cup.[18] She then represented North Korea at the 2014 Asian Games and helped the team win the silver medal behind China.[19] She then won the gold medal in the balance beam final.[20] At the 2014 World Championships, she helped the North Korean team finish 23rd, and she placed 60th in the all-around during the qualifications.[21]
Kim won the balance beam silver medal behind Phan at the 2015 Varna World Challenge Cup.[22] This was the final international competition of her career.[23]
