Oh Hye-ri
South Korean taekwondo athlete (born 1988)
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Oh Hye-ri (Korean: 오혜리; Korean pronunciation: [o.ɦje̞.ɾi]; born 30 April 1988) is a South Korean taekwondo athlete.
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born | 30 April 1988 |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 19 September 2018 | |
Career
In 2011, she won silver at the World Championships,[2] then in 2015, she became the world champion in middleweight.[3]
She represented South Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 67 kg where she won her first Olympic gold medal.[1][3]
She became the third Korean to win an Olympic gold medal in the 67 kg division (Lee Sun-Hee in 2000 and Hwang Kyung-Seon in 2008 and 2012).
She returned at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as the head coach for Korean men's competitor Seo Geon-woo at the Men's 80 kg division.
