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Born | 28 October 1985 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | April 25 Sports Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chosŏn'gŭl | 김혁봉 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Gim Hyeokbong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏkpong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim Hyok-bong (born 28 October 1985) is a North Korean table tennis player representing the April 25 Sports Team. He competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he reached the fourth round, knocking out seeded South Korean Joo Se-hyuk in the third round. He won gold medals in mixed doubles events with Kim Jong at the 2013 World Championships and the 2014 Asian Games. The World Championship gold was the first for DPR Korea since 1977.