Kim Kyung-ae

Kim Kyung-Ae
Personal information
Nationality  South Korea
Born 5 March 1988
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Javelin throw: 58.76 m (2008)
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Kyung-Ae (also Kim Gyeong-Ae, Korean: 김 경애; born March 5, 1988) is a South Korean javelin thrower.[1] She won a silver medal for the same category at the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships in Amman, Jordan, achieving her best throw at 53.01 metres.[2]

Kim represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's javelin throw. She performed the best throw of 53.13 metres, on her third and final attempt, finishing forty-sixth overall in the qualifying rounds.[3]

References

  1. "Kim Kyung-Ae". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  2. Staff (27 July 2007). "Asian Championships – Day Two". IAAF. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. "Women's Javelin Throw Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

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