Kye Sun-hui

Kye Sun-hui (born 2 August 1979, in Pyongyang) is a North Korean judoka.

Kye Sun-hui
Personal information
NationalityNorth Korean
Born (1979-08-02) 2 August 1979
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
계순희
Hancha
桂順姬
Revised RomanizationGye Sunhui
McCune–ReischauerKye Sunhŭi
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class–48 kg, –52 kg, –57 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (1996)
World Champ. (2001, 2003, 2005,
( 2007)
Asian Champ. (1997, 1998, 1999)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta 48 kg
2004 Athens 57 kg
2000 Sydney 52 kg
World Championships
2001 Munich 52 kg
2003 Osaka 57 kg
2005 Cairo 57 kg
2007 Rio de Janeiro 57 kg
1997 Paris 52 kg
1999 Birmingham 52 kg
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok 52 kg
2002 Busan 52 kg
Asian Championships
1997 Manila 52 kg
1999 Wenzhou 52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF7991
JudoInside.com1075
Updated on 31 May 2023.

Kye won three Olympic medals in different weight classes, in 1996, 2000 and 2004. When she won the gold medal in Atlanta, 1996 she became the youngest gold medalist in judo. She had entered the Games thanks to the wild card system, and her Olympic gold has been described as one of the biggest surprises of the Atlanta Olympics.

Kye competed for a fourth time at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing but did not fare too well.

Kye has been awarded the Kim Il-sung Prize and the titles of People's Athlete and Labor Hero.

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