About Kim Song-i
Born 1994. Kim Song-i is a North Korean table tennis player.
Kim Song-i (; born 10 August 1994) is a North Korean table tennis player. As of November 2017, she is ranked 23rd in the world based on ITTF rankings.
Kim plays a highly defensive style with plenty of slice, occasionally injecting pace with top spin strokes from the forehand. She represents the Amrokkang Sports Club. She went to the Ponghak Primary School and later the Sosong District Juvenile Sports School.
2016 Rio Olympics In the third round, she surprisingly beat Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa, ranked number six in the world., In the quarter-finals, she went on to beat Singaporean Yu Mengyu, ranked 13th, with a score of 4-2 before losing to second-ranked Ding Ning in the semifinals with a score of 4–1. However, Kim was not an easy opponent for Ding, who was both stressed and exhausted after the match. In the bronze medal match, she beat Japan's Ai Fukuhara with a score of 4–1 to take the bronze medal of the 2016 Olympics.
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Who is Kim Song-i?
North Korean table tennis player
When was Kim Song-i born?
Kim Song-i was born on 10 August 1994 in Pyongchon-guyok.
What is Kim Song-i's occupation?
Kim Song-i is a table tennis player.
What nationality is Kim Song-i?
Kim Song-i is North Korean.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Kim Song-i. https://biography.guide/kim-song-i/
MLA: "Kim Song-i." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/kim-song-i/.
Chicago: "Kim Song-i." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/kim-song-i/.
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