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Kim Soo-nyung

South Korean archer (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Kim Soo-nyung (born April 5, 1971, in Chungcheongbuk-do)[1] is a former member of the South Korean Olympic archery team in 1988, 1992, and 2000.

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She has earned a total of four gold medals at the Olympics, one for the individual event in 1988 and three for the team event in 1988, 1992 and 2000. She won a further silver medal in 1992 and a bronze in 2000, both for the individual events. She retired after the 1992 Olympics to marry and raise two children, resuming her training in 1999, in the lead up to the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]

She competed at the 1990 Asian Games winning a gold medal in the team event and a bronze in the individual.[3] She also won two consecutive individual and team world championships in 1989 and 1991.[2]

In 2011, Kim was declared the Female Archer of the 20th Century by the International Archery Federation (FITA).[4]

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