Hong Ok-Song
Encyclopedia
Hong Ok-Song (born February 16, 1984) is a North Korea
n judo
ka.
Participating in the half-middleweight category (63 kg) at the 2004 Olympic Games
, she finished seventh, having lost the repechage semi-final to Driulis González
of Cuba.
She won a bronze medal in the lightweight category (57 kg) at the 2006 Asian Games
, having defeated Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od
of Mongolia in the bronze medal match.
She currently resides in Pyongyang
.
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
n judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
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Participating in the half-middleweight category (63 kg) at the 2004 Olympic Games
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...
, she finished seventh, having lost the repechage semi-final to Driulis González
Driulis González
Driulis González Morales is a female Cuban judoka who has won four Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 1996. Because of pregnancy, she skipped the 2001 World Championships. After her son's birth González changed from weight category U57 to U63...
of Cuba.
She won a bronze medal in the lightweight category (57 kg) at the 2006 Asian Games
2006 Asian Games
The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...
, having defeated Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od
Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od
Khishigbatyn Erdenet-Od is a Mongolian judoka. She competes in the lightweight category .Participating at the 2004 Olympic Games, she was stopped in the round of 16 by Kie Kusakabe of Japan....
of Mongolia in the bronze medal match.
She currently resides in Pyongyang
Pyongyang
Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
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