Lim O-Kyeong
Encyclopedia
Lim O-Kyeong is a female South Korea
n handball
player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics
, in the 1996 Summer Olympics
, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics
.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
, she was part of the South Korea national team
which won the gold medal. She played all five matches and scored 30 goals.
In 1994 she moved to Japan
to play for the Hiroshima Maple Reds
. In 1996 she became a player-manager and led her team to a Japan Handball League
championship.
At the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, she won the silver medal as member of the South Korean team. She played all five matches and scored 41 goals.
Lim was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1996
by the International Handball Federation
.
In 2004 she won the silver medal again at the Athens Olympics
. At the competition she played all seven matches and scored 14 goals.
In July 2008 she was hired to become Seoul City Hall Handball Club's player-manager.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
, in the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, she was part of the South Korea national team
South Korea women's national handball team
The South Korea women's national handball team is the national team of South Korea. Since 1984 the Korean team has not only participated constantly in Olympic Games but also ranked among the top four nations every time. Korea grabbed the gold medal in 1988 and 1992, and won the silver medal in...
which won the gold medal. She played all five matches and scored 30 goals.
In 1994 she moved to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
to play for the Hiroshima Maple Reds
Hiroshima Maple Reds
HIROSHIMA MAPLE REDS is a women's handball team based in Hiroshima, Japan.It plays in Japan Handball League.The club was founded in 1994 and belonged to IZUMI, a supermarket company in Hiroshima...
. In 1996 she became a player-manager and led her team to a Japan Handball League
Japan Handball League
The , is the top non-professional handball league in Japan.-Clubs for men:-Clubs for women:...
championship.
At the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, she won the silver medal as member of the South Korean team. She played all five matches and scored 41 goals.
Lim was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1996
IHF World Player of the Year
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by the International Handball Federation
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym IHF, is the administrative and controlling body for International team handball.- Championships :*World Men's Handball Championship*World Women's Handball Championship...
.
In 2004 she won the silver medal again at the Athens Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
. At the competition she played all seven matches and scored 14 goals.
In July 2008 she was hired to become Seoul City Hall Handball Club's player-manager.