TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
Kim Hyang-mi
1979 - Today
Kim Hyang-mi
Kim Hyang-mi (Korean: 김향미; born 19 September 1979) is a North Korean Olympic table tennis player. She was able to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens through the wildcard system, and surprised spectators by winning a silver medal in the women's singles, after being defeated in the final by China's Zhang Yining. Kim later married a University student, and thus retired. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Kim Hyang-mi is the 93rd most popular table tennis player (down from 89th in 2024), the 153rd most popular biography from North Korea (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular North Korean Table Tennis Player.
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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS
Among table tennis players, Kim Hyang-mi ranks 93 out of 107. Before her are Zhiying Zeng, Bernadette Szőcs, Jun Mizutani, Hong Cha-ok, Tamara Boroš, and Rūta Paškauskienė. After her are Dang Ye-seo, Bastian Steger, Viktoria Pavlovich, Kim Kyung-ah, Lü Lin, and Finn Tugwell.
Most Popular Table Tennis Players in Wikipedia
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Zhiying Zeng
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 87
Bernadette Szőcs
1995 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 88
Jun Mizutani
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 89
Hong Cha-ok
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 90
Tamara Boroš
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 91
Rūta Paškauskienė
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 92
Kim Hyang-mi
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 93
Dang Ye-seo
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 94
Bastian Steger
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 95
Viktoria Pavlovich
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 96
Kim Kyung-ah
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 97
Lü Lin
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 98
Finn Tugwell
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 99
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1979, Kim Hyang-mi ranks 926. Before her are Bruno Cabrerizo, Michael Neumayer, Ihar Makarau, Raphael Schäfer, Alexandros Nikolaidis, and David Healy. After her are Caroline Ouellette, Amat Escalante, Edwin Villafuerte, Roberto Luongo, Melina Perez, and Kohei Usui.
Others Born in 1979
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Bruno Cabrerizo
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 920
Michael Neumayer
SKIER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 921
Ihar Makarau
WRESTLER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 922
Raphael Schäfer
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 923
Alexandros Nikolaidis
ATHLETE
1979 - 2022
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 924
David Healy
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 925
Kim Hyang-mi
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 926
Caroline Ouellette
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 927
Amat Escalante
FILM DIRECTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 928
Edwin Villafuerte
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 929
Roberto Luongo
HOCKEY PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 930
Melina Perez
WRESTLER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 931
Kohei Usui
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 932
In North Korea
Among people born in North Korea, Kim Hyang-mi ranks 156 out of 162. Before her are Om Yun-chol (1991), An Chol-hyok (1987), Han Kwang-song (1998), Yu Sun-bok (1970), Kim Un-guk (1988), and Ri Hak-son (1969). After her are Ri Chol-myong (1988), Kim Han-sol (1995), Hwang Ok-sil (1972), Won Ok-im (1986), Pak Chol-min (1982), and Rim Jong-sim (1993).
Others born in North Korea
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Om Yun-chol
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 150
An Chol-hyok
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 151
Han Kwang-song
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 152
Yu Sun-bok
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 153
Kim Un-guk
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 154
Ri Hak-son
WRESTLER
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 155
Kim Hyang-mi
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 156
Ri Chol-myong
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 157
Kim Han-sol
NOBLEMAN
1995 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 158
Hwang Ok-sil
SKATER
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 159
Won Ok-im
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 160
Pak Chol-min
MARTIAL ARTS
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.19
Rank: 161
Rim Jong-sim
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 162
Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS In North Korea
Among table tennis players born in North Korea, Kim Hyang-mi ranks 3. Before her are Li Bun-hui (1968), and Yu Sun-bok (1970). After her are Kim Song-i (1994).
Li Bun-hui
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 1
Yu Sun-bok
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 2
Kim Hyang-mi
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 3
Kim Song-i
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 4
