Kye Sun Hui snatched a gold medal in the 48 kg category of women’s judo at the 26th Olympic Games in 1996, commanding the admiration of the world.
At that time, foreign newspapers and news agencies reported that Kye Sun Hui from the DPRK defeated a Japanese player, who was known as the worldwide ace, beyond expectations at the final match, praising her who made a sudden rise from obscurity as a “16-year-old unknown ace”, “morning star of the world women’s judo”, “phenomenal woman who struck the world’s judo circles with wonder”, “a player who rose on the acme of Olympic all of a sudden” and “winner of the Olympic laurels”.
She earned four consecutive wins at the World Judo Championships in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007, and won the Asian Judo Championships in 1997 and 1999, 13th Asian Games and other international games.
She also bagged a bronze medal at the 27th Olympic Games and finished runner-up at the 28th Olympic Games and World Judo Championships in 1997.
In recognition of her distinguished service, the government conferred on her the title of People’s Athlete in 1996, the title of DPRK Labour Hero in 2001 and Kim Il Sung Prize in 2003.
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