Yang Kyong-il

Yang Kyong-Il (Korean pronunciation: [jaŋ.ɡjʌŋ.il] or [jaŋ] [kjʌŋ.il]; born 7 August 1989 in Pyongyang) is a male freestyle wrestler from North Korea who is a double world champion and won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

For the South Korean manhwa artist, see Yang Kyung-il.
This is a Korean name; the family name is Yang.
Yang Kyong-Il
Personal information
Born7 August 1989 (1989-08-07) (age 30)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Medal record
Representing  North Korea
Men's freestyle wrestling
Summer Olympics
2012 London55 kg
World Championships
2009 Herning55 kg
2014 Tashkent57 kg
Asian Games
2010 China55 kg
Asian Wrestling Championships
2013 India55 kg
2009 South Korea55 kg
2010 India55 kg
2011 Uzbekistan55 kg
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
양경일
Hancha
杨京日
Revised RomanizationYang Gyeong-il
McCune–ReischauerYang Kyŏng-il

Career

Yang won his first world title at the 2009 World Championships. He beat Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar, Krasimir Krastanov, Mykola Aivazian and Rizvan Gadzhiev before beating Sezar Akgül in the final.[1]

He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He lost in the last 16 to Namig Sevdimov and was eliminated from the competition.[2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Yang beat Dilshod Mansurov before losing to Dzhamal Otarsultanov. Because Otarsultanov reached the final, Yang was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, Yang beat Sem Shilimela before beating Daulet Niyazbekov to win a bronze medal.[2]

In 2014, Yang won his second world title in Tashkent. He beat Kim Sung-gwon, Yuki Takahashi and Hassan Rahimi before beatingVladimer Khinchegashvili in the final.

At the 2016 Olympics, Yang lost to Rei Higuchi in the first round. Because Higuchi reached the final, Yang was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, Yang beat Asadulla Lachinau before losing to Yowlys Bonne to leave without a medal.[2]

References
  1. "Senior World Championships 2009" (PDF). www.fila-official.com. 28 September 2009. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. "Yang Kyong-Il Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-06-23.


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