Ri Se-ung

Ri Se-ung (born 22 December 1998)^[1] is a North Korean Greco-Roman wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[2] He is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Asian Wrestling Championships in the men's 60 kg event.^[3]

Ri Se-ung

Personal information
Nationality	North Korea
Born	(1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 (age 26) Pyongyang, North Korea
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country	North Korea
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	60 kg
Event	Greco-Roman
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Representing  North Korea Olympic Games 2024 Paris 60 kg Asian Championships 2025 Amman 60 kg 2018 Bishkek 60 kg 2019 Xi'an 60 kg Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou 60 kg Military World Games 2019 Wuhan 60 kg World Military Championships 2024 Yerevan 60 kg Summer Youth Olympics 2014 Nanjing 42 kg

Career

Ri won the gold medal in the men's 42 kg event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.^[4][5]

In 2019, Ri represented North Korea at the Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the gold medal in the 60 kg event.^[6]

Ri won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.^[7] He defeated Aidos Sultangali of Kazakhstan in his bronze medal match.^[7]

He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for North Korea for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[8] He won one of the bronze medals in the 60 kg event at the Olympics.^[2] He defeated Raiber Rodríguez of Venezuela in his bronze medal match.^[2]