Kim Mi-Yong (also Kim Mi-Yeong, Korean: 김미영; born 6 May 1983 in Nampo, Pyeongannam) is a North Korean table tennis player.[3] She won a gold medal, as a member of the North Korea table tennis team, at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and silver at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships in Osaka, Japan.[4] As of January 2010, Kim is ranked no. 84 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] Kim is a member of the table tennis team for Abrokkang Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Ri To Yong.[1] She is also left-handed, and uses the offensive, classic grip.[1]
Kim qualified for the women's singles tournament, along with her teammate Kim Jong at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a place as one of the top 7 seeded players from the Asian Qualification Tournament in Hong Kong.[5][6] She received a single bye for the first round match, before losing out to Lithuania's Rūta Paškauskienė, with a set score of 3–4.[7]
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