Nationality North Korea Club Abrokkang Sports Club | Equipment(s) Butterfly Name Kim Mi-yong Highest ranking 60 (May 2006) | |
Born 6 May 1983 (age 40)
Nampo, Pyeongannam,
North Korea ( 1983-05-06 ) | ||
Current ranking 84 (January 2010) Playing style | ||
Kim Mi Yong vs Zhang Yining (2008 WTTTC)
Kim Mi-Yong (also Kim Mi-Yeong, Korean: 김미영; born May 6, 1983 in Nampo, Pyeongannam) is a North Korean table tennis player. 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. As of January 2010, Kim is ranked no. 84 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Kim is a member of the table tennis team for Abrokkang Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Ri To Yong. She is also left-handed, and uses the offensive, classic grip.
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. 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.