Hyun Sook-hee

Hyun Sook-hee
Personal information
Born (1973-03-03) 3 March 1973 (age 51)
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
현숙희
Hanja
玄淑姬
Revised RomanizationHyeon Sukhui
McCune–ReischauerHyŏn Sukhŭi
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (1996)
World Champ.Bronze (1997)
Asian Champ.Gold (1993, 1994)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍52 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima ‍–‍52 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Macau ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9332
JudoInside.com3671
Updated on 4 June 2023

Hyun Sook-hee (Korean현숙희; Hanja玄淑姬; born 3 March 1973, in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean judoka.

Hyun won the silver medal in the half-lightweight division (‍–‍52 kg) at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] She also won bronze at the 1997 World Judo Championships in Paris, France.

In 2002, she earned an international judo referee licence from International Judo Federation, and is currently serving as a judo coach for Kwangyoung Girl's High School in Seoul, Korea.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hyun Sook-hee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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