Sorn Seavmey
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| Nationality | Cambodian |
| Born |
September 14, 1995 Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
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| Country |
 Cambodia
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| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event(s) | Middleweight (-73 kg) |
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Sorn Seavmey (Khmer: ; born 14 September 1995) is a Cambodian taekwondo practitioner and gold medalist in the women’s under-73 kg event at 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. She was also a 2013 SEA Games gold medalist in Myanmar. She won Cambodia's first gold medal at the Asian Games since its participation in 1954. She is 183 cm and trains with her brother Sorn Elit and sister Sorn Davin, who also practice taekwondo. At 2014 Inchoen Asian Games, Seavmey defeated her opponent from Uzbekistan 29-7, then she defeated her Filipino opponent at the semi-final 6-5. At the final round she defeated her opponent from Iran with the result 7-4, having become the first Cambodian to win an Asian Games gold medal since 1954.
Seavmey qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Seavmey competed in the women's +67 kg division where she was defeated by Reshmie Oogink of the Netherlands during the round of 16. She was the flag bearer for Cambodia during the Parade of Nations.
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