Personal information | |
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Nationality | South Korean |
Born | (1988-04-30) 30 April 1988 (age 36) |
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Taekwondo |
Medal record | |
Updated on 19 September 2018 |
Oh Hye-ri (Korean: 오혜리; Korean pronunciation: [o.ɦje̞.ɾi]; born 30 April 1988) is a South Korean taekwondo athlete.
Career
In 2011, she won silver at the World Championships, then in 2015, she became the world champion in middleweight.
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.
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.
References
- ^ "Hyeri Oh". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- "Oh Hye-ri". Taewondodata. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ "Rio 2016: S. Korean Oh Hye-ri wins taekwondo gold". The Korea Times. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
External links
- Oh Hye-ri at TaekwondoData.com
- Oh Hye-ri at Olympics.com
- Oh Hye-ri at Olympedia
Olympic Champions in Taekwondo — Women's Middleweight (67 kg) | |
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World Champions in Taekwondo – Women's Middleweight | |
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