Ri Yong-sam
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| Nationality |  North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Hangul | 리영삼 |
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| RR | Ri Yeongsam |
| MR | Ri Yŏngsam |
Ri Yong-sam (born August 22, 1972) is a North Korean wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal after defeating Harun Doğan of Turkey with a score 3-0 in the men's Freestyle Bantamweight (52-57 kg) category. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] He received a gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ri Yong-Sam". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ↑ "Successes of DPRK players". Korean Central News Agency. Pyongyang. 25 December 1998. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
External links
[edit]- Ri Yong Sam at the International Wrestling Database
- Ri Yong Sam at Olympics.com
- Ri Yong-Sam at Olympedia
- Ri Yong-Sam at InterSportStats
1954–1994: 57 kg • 1998: 58 kg • 2002–2010: 55 kg • 2014–present: 57 kg | |
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