Kim Un-hyang (gymnast)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Un-hyang
Kim at the 2014 Asian Games
Personal information
Born (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990
Pyongyang, North Korea
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 North Korea
ClubKigwancha Sports Club
Medal record
Representing  North Korea
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Balance beam
2014 Incheon Team
Disqualified 2006 Doha Team
Asian Championships
2006 Surat Team
2008 Doha All-around
2008 Doha Uneven bars
2008 Doha Floor exercise
2012 Putian Team
2012 Putian Balance beam
2006 Surat Balance beam
2008 Doha Uneven bars
2008 Doha Balance beam
East Asian Games
2013 Tianjin Team
2013 Tianjin All-around
Summer Universiade
2009 Belgrade All-around
Disqualified 2009 Belgrade Team
Kim Un-hyang
Hangul
김은향
RRGim Eunhyang
MRKim Ŭnhyang

Kim Un-hyang (born 18 October 1990) is a North Korean former artistic gymnast. She is the 2014 Asian Games balance beam champion and team silver medalist. At the 2008 Asian Championships, she won silver medals in the all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise. She competed at four World Championships and finished fourth on the balance beam at the 2009 World Championships.

Gymnastics career

2006

Kim began gymnastics in 2000 and made her international debut for the North Korean national team in 2006.[2] She helped the team win the silver medal behind China at the 2006 Asian Championships, and she won a bronze medal on the balance beam.[3] She then competed with the North Korean team that finished 13th at the 2006 World Championships.[4] At the 2006 Asian Games, Kim initially won a silver medal in the team event, but the medal was stripped after the International Gymnastics Federation discovered that Cha Yong-hwa's age was falsified.[5][6] Individually, she advanced to the balance beam final and finished sixth, and she placed fourth in the floor exercise final.[7]

2007–2009

Kim helped North Korea finish 13th at the 2007 World Championships.[8] At the 2008 Asian Championships, she won silver medals in the all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise, all behind Kōko Tsurumi. She also won a bronze medal on the balance beam.[9] She won the all-around bronze medal at the 2009 Summer Universiade behind Chinese gymnasts Jiang Yuyuan and He Ning. She also initially won a bronze medal in the team event, but these results were disqualified as Cha was on the team.[10] She competed at the 2009 World Championships and finished fourth in the balance beam final, only one tenth of a point away from the bronze medal.[11]

2010–2012

Kim won the silver medal on the balance beam at the 2010 Moscow World Cup.[12] She did not compete in any international competitions from November 2010 to October 2012 because the North Korean team was banned for repeated age falsifications.[13] In November 2012, she competed with the North Korean team that won a silver medal at the 2012 Asian Championships,[14] and she won the balance beam silver medal behind Shang Chunsong.[15]

2013–2015

Kim helped North Korea finish fifth in the team event at the 2013 Summer Universiade.[16] At the 2013 East Asian Games, she helped North Korea win the team bronze medal, and she won the bronze medal in the all-around.[17]

Kim won the silver medal on the balance beam behind Phan Thị Hà Thanh at the 2014 Osijek World Challenge Cup.[18] She then represented North Korea at the 2014 Asian Games and helped the team win the silver medal behind China.[19] She then won the gold medal in the balance beam final.[20] At the 2014 World Championships, she helped the North Korean team finish 23rd, and she placed 60th in the all-around during the qualifications.[21]

Kim won the balance beam silver medal behind Phan at the 2015 Varna World Challenge Cup.[22] This was the final international competition of her career.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Athletes / KIM Un Hyang". Kazan 2013 Official Website. Retrieved 26 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Kim Un Hyang – FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
  3. ^ "2006 Asian Championships Results". Japan Gymnastic Association. Archived from the original on 2007-02-11. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (21 October 2006). "2006 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Disciplinary decisions- the FIG takes action". International Gymnastics Federation. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
  6. ^ Butler, Nick (18 September 2014). "North Korean gymnast stripped of Asian Games medals for lying about age". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  7. ^ "15th Asian Games Artistic Gymnastics Doha, Qatar 2006 Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  8. ^ "40th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Stuttgart (GER) 2007 Sep 01-09 Qualification Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  9. ^ "4th Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  10. ^ "25th Universiade Belgrade 2009 Artistic Gymnastics Men Belgrade (SCG) 2009 July 2 - 5 Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  11. ^ "41st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Results Women's Beam Final" (PDF). 18 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  12. ^ "World Stars 2010 FIG World Cup Artistic Gymnastics Women Moscow (RUS) 2010 May 14-15 Women Finals". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  13. ^ Mackay, Duncan (5 November 2010). "North Korean gymnasts banned from London 2012 over age lies". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  14. ^ "5th Senior ART Asian Championships – Women's Team Final". Asian Gymnastics Union. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  15. ^ "5th ART Asian Championships 2012 – Apparatus Finals Second Day". Asian Gymnastics Union. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Kazan 2013 Artistic Gymnastics Women Team Competition & Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International University Sports Federation. 7 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 October 2015). "2013 East Asian Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Croatians earn double gold as Osijek World Cup finals begin". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  19. ^ "WAG Team Final at The Incheon 2014 Asian Games". Asian Gymnastics Union. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  20. ^ Koo, Jun Hoe (30 September 2014). "NK Gymnast Nabs Gold, Thanks Marshal". Daily NK. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  21. ^ "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Women's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  22. ^ "Diversity rules at the Varna Artistic World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  23. ^ "Kim Un Hyang". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
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