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Biography
Kim So-Hui (Hangul: 김소희; Korean pronunciation: [kim.so.ɦi]; born January 29, 1994) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner. In 2016, she is ranked 10th by the World Taekwondo Federation.
Career
Kim won the gold medal in the women's finweight (under 46 kg) class at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, South Korea, as a high schooler.Two years later she became the finweight world champion for the second time in a row at the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships in Puebla, Mexico, defeating Anastasia Valueva of Russia 8-7 in the final bout.In the 2016 Rio Olympics Kim won her first Olympic Gold Medal in the 49 kg division. Three of her final matches were won convincingly through last second attacks and scoring.
Award ceremony at the 2016 Olympics
