Li Gyong-hui
Country represented North Korea
Born (1972-07-10) July 10, 1972
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior international
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  North Korea
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 TokyoBall
Bronze medal – third place1990 TokyoAll-around
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sheffield All-around
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sheffield Ball
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sheffield Rope
Silver medal – second place 1991 Sheffield Clubs
Korean name
Hangul
이경희
Revised RomanizationI Gyeong-hui
McCune–ReischauerRi Kyŏng-hŭi

Li Gyong-hui (born July 10, 1972) is a retired North Korean rhythmic gymnast and, after her defection, South Korean gymnastic coach.

She competed for the People's Republic of Korea in the rhythmic gymnastics all-around competition at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. She was 17th in the qualification and advanced to the final. She placed 17th overall.[1] In 2007, She defected to South Korea and became a gymnastic coach for South Korea.[2]

Biography

Early life

Li Gyong-hui was born on July 10, 1972, in Pyongyang.[3] Her father (who died in 2004) was a teacher who re-educated major party officials at the Kim Il-sung Higher Party School.[3] She first started rhythmic gymnastics at age 11 because of her mom.[3] Her father originally opposed the idea of making Li into a rhythmic gymnast as he wanted her to go to university and was concerned about her career as a gymnast hindering her academic achievements to go to university.[3]

Defecting from North Korea

She defected from North Korea in 2007 and now has South Korean citizenship.[3] She worked as a coach for the South Korean rhythmic gymnastics team until 2017.[3] She gained spotlight in South Korea for her sexual assault lawsuit case against the former member of the Korean gymnastics association.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Li Gyong-hui Bio, Stats, and Results — Olympics". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ 새터민 체조 지도자 "성적으로 보답". KBS.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 탈북 리듬체조 코치의 ‘미투’ “대한민국을 떠나고 싶다”. Hankyoreh. April 14, 2018.


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