Pak Yong-hui

Pak Yong-hui
Personal information
Nationality  North Korea
Born (1970-08-24) 24 August 1970
Pyongyang, North Korea[1]
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s) Trap
Club D.P.R.K. Shootong Sport
Association[1]
Coached by Pae Won Guk[1]
Pak Yong-hui
Chosŏn'gŭl 박영희
Revised Romanization Bak Yeonghui
McCune–Reischauer Pak Yŏnghŭi

Pak Yong-hui (Korean pronunciation: [pa.ɡjʌŋ.ɦi] or [pak̚] [jʌŋ.ɦi]; born August 24, 1970 in Pyongyang) is a North Korean sport shooter.[2] She won two silver medals in the women's trap at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, and at the 2008 ISSF World Cup series in Beijing, with scores of 83 and 90 targets, respectively.[1][3]

Pak represented North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in women's trap shooting. She finished only in eighteenth place by one point behind South Africa's Diane Swanton, for a total score of 56 targets.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "ISSF Profile – Pak Yong-Hui". ISSF. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Pak Yong-Hui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. "Shooting preview: Chinese Zhu to defend air rifle crown". Xinhua News Agency. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. "Women's Trap Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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