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(Redirected from Mo Myung-hee) South Korean sprinter

Mo Myeong-hui
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1963-03-04) 4 March 1963 (age 61)
Korean name
Hangul모명희
Hanja牟明姬
Revised RomanizationMo Myeonghui
McCune–ReischauerMo Myŏnghŭi
Sport
SportSprinting
Event200 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  South Korea
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1979 Tokyo 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Tokyo 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Tokyo 4×100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Kuwait City 200 m

Mo Myeong-hui (born 4 March 1963) is a South Korean sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Mo was chosen for the South Korean national team as a first-year student at Inil Girls' High School, and later attended Seoul National University. She originally announced her retirement five years later in December 1983, but later chose to continue competing.

Notes

  1. 인일여자고등학교; 仁一女子高等學校; Inil Yeoja Godeunghakgyo

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mo Myeong-hui Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. "陸上단거리 女王 牟明姬 은퇴" [Short-distance track queen Mo Myeong-hui retires]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 21 December 1983. p. 9. Retrieved 1 March 2018 – via Naver News Library.
  3. "한국 최초 세계육상선수권 예선 통과 모명희 씨" [The first South Korean to pass the selection round of the World Championships in Athletics, Ms. Mo Myeong-hui]. The Dong-a Ilbo. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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