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Choe Kum-hui

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Choe Kum-hui
Personal information
Nationality North Korea
Born (1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 37)
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
Event(s)10 m, 10 m synchro
PartnerKim Un-hyang
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
최금희
Revised RomanizationChoe Geumhui
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Kŭmhŭi
Medal record
Women's diving
Representing  North Korea
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2005 Izmir 10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Belgrade 10 m synchro
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha 10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou 10 m synchro
In this Korean name, the family name is Choe.

Choe Kum-hui (Korean: 최금희; born July 1, 1987) is a North Korean platform diver.[1] She won two bronze medals for the women's synchronized platform at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, and at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.[2] Choe also captured three silver medals in the same event at the Summer Universiade (2005 in Izmir, Turkey, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand, and 2005 in Belgrade, Serbia).[3][4]

Choe represented North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 10 m synchronized platform event. She and her partner Kim Un-hyang finished sixth in the final round by one point behind the U.S. team (Mary Beth Dunnichay and Haley Ishimatsu), with a total score of 308.10 after five successive attempts.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Choe Kum-hui". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Asian Games: Narisako hurdles, Sawano vaults, Ikeda leaps to gold in Doha". The Japan Times Online. 12 December 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ "China showcases dominance in Universiade diving". Xinhua News Agency. SINA English. 18 August 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. ^ "World University Games, Diving: Women's Platform Synchro, Men's One-Meter Individual Events Conclude". Swimming World Magazine. 7 July 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Women's Synchronized 10m Platform Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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