Won Myong-gyong
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| Native name | 원명경 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 2000 North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb; 7.9 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 50 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Won Myong-gyong (Korean: 원명경; born 2000) is a North Korean freestyle wrestler competing in the 50 kg division. She won the gold medal at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships.[1]
Career
Won Myong-gyong competed successfully at the age-group level, winning the Asian Cadet Championships in 2016 and later taking a bronze medal at the 2019 Asian Junior Championships.[2]
She placed third at the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan, in the women’s freestyle 50 kg category.[3]
At the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Won competed in the women’s freestyle 50 kg division. She defeated Madison Parks of Canada in the quarterfinals and Remina Yoshimoto of Japan in the semifinals, before overcoming Zhang Yu of China in the final to win the gold medal.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Won Myong-gyong profile page". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Won, MyongGyong". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "DPRK wrestler wins medal at Asian Wrestling Championships". The Pyongyang Times. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "World Championships 2025: Day 4 Highlights". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Maroulis back to World finals for sixth time; Won Myong-gyong defeats Yoshimoto". TheMat.com. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "North Korea wins second gold at wrestling worlds". The Korea Bizwire. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
External links
- Won Myong-gyong at United World Wrestling
- Won Myong-gyong at the International Wrestling Database