Ri Yong-sam

In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.
Ri Yong-sam
Personal information
Nationality North Korea
Born (1972-08-22) 22 August 1972
Sport
Country North Korea
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Bantamweight
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok 58 kg
Asian Championships
2000 Guilin 58 kg
1999 Tashkent 58 kg
1996 Xiaoshan 58 kg
Ri Yong-sam
Chosŏn'gŭl
리영삼
Revised RomanizationI Yeong-sam
McCune–ReischauerRi Yŏng-sam

Ri Yong-sam (born August 22, 1972) is a North Korean wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal after defeating Harun Doğan of Turkey in the men's Freestyle Bantamweight (52-57 kg) category. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] He received a gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ri Yong-Sam". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ "Successes of DPRK players". Korean Central News Agency. Pyongyang. 25 December 1998. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014.
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