Choe Kum-hui

Choe Kum-hui
Personal information
Nationality  North Korea
Born (1987-07-01) 1 July 1987
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
Sport Diving
Event(s) 10 m, 10 m synchro
Partner Kim Un-hyang
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl 최금희
Revised Romanization Choe Geumhui
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Kŭmhŭi
This is a Korean name; the family name is Choe.

Choe Kum-hui (Korean: 최금희; born July 1, 1987) is a North Korean platform diver.[1] She won two bronze medals for the women's synchronized platform at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, and at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2][3] Choe also captured three silver medals in the same event at the Summer Universiade (2005 in Izmir, Turkey, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand, and 2005 in Belgrade, Serbia).[4][5]

Choe represented North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 10 m synchronized platform event. She and her partner Kim Un-hyang finished sixth in the final round by one point behind the U.S. team (Mary Beth Dunnichay and Haley Ishimatsu), with a total score of 308.10 after five successive attempts.[6]

References

  1. "Choe Kum-hui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. "Asian Games: Narisako hurdles, Sawano vaults, Ikeda leaps to gold in Doha". The Japan Times Online. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. "China delight home crowd with dazzling diving". Global Times China. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. "China showcases dominance in Universiade diving". Xinhua News Agency (SINA English). 18 August 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  5. "World University Games, Diving: Women's Platform Synchro, Men's One-Meter Individual Events Conclude". Swimming World Magazine. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  6. "Women's Synchronized 10m Platform Final". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

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