Lim O-Kyeong

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Lim.

Olympic medal record
Women's Handball
Gold	1992 Barcelona	Team
Silver	1996 Atlanta	Team
Silver	2004 Athens	Team

Korean name
Hangul 임오경 Hanja 林五卿

Lim O-Kyeong (born December 11, 1971) is a female South Korean handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[1]

In 1992 she was part of the South Korean team which won the gold medal. She played all five matches and scored 30 goals.

Four years later she won the silver medal as member of the South Korean team. She played all five matches and scored 41 goals.

In 2004 she won the silver medal with the South Korean team again. She played all seven matches and scored 14 goals.

Lim O-Kyeong was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1996^[2][3] by the International Handball Federation.

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