Kim Il-ong

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Kim Il-ong (born July 25, 1971 ) is a former North Korean wrestler . He became Olympic free style light flyweight champion in 1992 and 1996 .

Career

Little is known of Kim Il-ong, whose name is often incomplete with "Kim Il". The 1.58 meter tall athlete, who always wrestled light flyweight, first appeared on the International Wrestling Mat in 1991 and was Junior World Champion that year ahead of Park Young-man , South Korea and Namig Abdullajew , Soviet Union . In the same year he also took part in the World Championships in Varna , where he finished second behind Wugar Orudschow from the Soviet Union. The defeat in the final of this championship against Wugar Orudschow was the only one he ever suffered at an international championship.

In 1992 he was Asian champion in Tehran ahead of Tserenbaataryn Chosbajar from Mongolia . At the Olympic Games in 1992 in Barcelona , he dominated his weight class and was clear with wins over Wugar Orudschow, CIS, Aldo Martínez , Cuba , Marin Nedkow, Bulgaria , Reiner pitchfork , Germany and Kim Jong-shin , South Korea , Olympic champion .

In 1993 Kim Il-ong took part in the Asian Cup in Ulan Bator and won there too, again ahead of Tserenbaataryn Chosbajar.

After this championship he was unable to take part in several international championships (World Cup 1993 in Toronto , World Cup 1994 in Istanbul , Asian Games 1994 in Hiroshima and World Cup 1995 in Atlanta ) because his country boycotted participation in these championships for political reasons.

He only appeared on the mat again at the 1996 Asian Championships in Xiaoshan / China, where he immediately won ahead of Luwsan-Ischiin Sergelenbaatar from Mongolia. He also returned to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, where he won his second gold medal with victories over Fariborz Besarati, Sweden , Wiktor Efteni , Ukraine , Jung Soon-won , South Korea and Armen Mkrtchyan from Armenia .

International success

year space competition Weight class successes
1991 1. Junior World Championship Half flying in front of Park Young-man, South Korea and Namik Abdullajew, Soviet Union
1991 2. World Cup in Varna Half flying behind Wugar Orudschow, Soviet Union, in front of Kim Jong-shin , South Korea and Reiner Heugabel, Germany
1992 1. Asian Championship in Tehran Half flying before Tserenbaataryn Chosbajar , Mongolia, Chen Zheng Bin, China and Nader Rahmati, Iran
1992 gold OS in Barcelona Half flying after victories over Wugar Orudschow, GAS, Aldo Martínez, Cuba, Marin Nedkow, Bulgaria, Reiner Heugabel, Germany and Kim jong-shin, South Korea
1993 1. Asian Championship in Ulan Bator Half flying in front of Tserenbaataryn Chosbajar , Mongolia, Chen Zheng Bin, China and Jung Soon-won , South Korea
1996 1. Asian Championship in Xiaoshan / China Half flying in front of Luwsan – Ischiin Sergelenbaatar , Mongolia, Vladimir Torgowkin, Kyrgyzstan and Moon Myung-seok, South Korea
1996 gold OS in Atlanta Half flying after victories over Fariborz Besarati, Sweden, Wiktor Efteni, Ukraine, Jung Soon-won and Armen Mrktchyan, Armenia

Explanations

  • all free style competitions
  • OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship
  • Half flyweight, weight class up to 48 kg body weight

swell

  • Trade journal Der Ringer
  • "Foeldeak Wrestling Database" website

Web links

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kim is the family name here, Il-ong is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Kim, Il-ong
BRIEF DESCRIPTION North Korean wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1971