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Kim Il

1971 - Today

Kim Il

Kim Il (born 25 July 1971) is a North Korean freestyle wrestler. He won two Olympic gold medals at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in the light flyweight (–48 kg) category. He won silver at the 1991 World Championships. In 2006, he was inducted into the Federation Internationale de Luttes Associees Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Kim Il is the 580th most popular wrestler (down from 470th in 2024), the 141st most popular biography from North Korea (down from 134th in 2019) and the most popular North Korean Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Kim Il ranks 579 out of 1,027. Before him are Demian Maia, Mikael Ljungberg, Jimmy Yang, Sarah Logan, and Vinesh Phogat. After him are Gerhard Himmel, David Musulbes, Attila Repka, Ruben Houkes, Armen Mkrtchyan, Rasoul Khadem, and Ashley Massaro.

Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia

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Demian Maia
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 574
Mikael Ljungberg
1970 - 2004
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 575
Jimmy Yang
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 576
Sarah Logan
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 577
Vinesh Phogat
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 578
Kim Il
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 579
Gerhard Himmel
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 580
David Musulbes
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 581
Attila Repka
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 582
Ruben Houkes
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 583
Armen Mkrtchyan
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 584
Rasoul Khadem
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 585
Ashley Massaro
1979 - 2019
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 586

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Kim Il ranks 766. Before him are Alberto Rodríguez Librero, K. Megan McArthur, Roberto Muzzi, Jamie Luner, Nobutaka Tanaka, and Pia Olsen Dyhr. After him are Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Dima Khatib, Nico Mattan, Carlos Núñez Muñoz, Yitzhak Yedid, and Ådne Søndrål.

Others Born in 1971

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Alberto Rodríguez Librero
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 760
K. Megan McArthur
ASTRONAUT
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 761
Roberto Muzzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 762
Jamie Luner
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 763
Nobutaka Tanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 764
Pia Olsen Dyhr
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 765
Kim Il
WRESTLER
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 766
Małgorzata Kożuchowska
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 767
Dima Khatib
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 768
Nico Mattan
CYCLIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 769
Carlos Núñez Muñoz
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 770
Yitzhak Yedid
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 771
Ådne Søndrål
SKATER
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 772