Paik Ok-ja
South Korean shot putter
Paik Ok-ja at the 1974 Asian Games | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1950-05-18) May 18, 1950 (age 74) Gyeongun, South Korea[1] |
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 16.96 m (1974)[1] |
Paik Ok-ja or Baeg Ok-ja (Korean: 백옥자; RR: Baek Ok-ja, born May 18, 1950) is a retired South Korean shot putter who won gold medals at the 1970 and 1974 Asian Games. She placed 13th–15th at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Baeg Ok-Ja. sports-reference.com
External links
- Paik Ok-ja at Olympedia
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Asian Games champions in women's shot put
- 1951–54: Toyoko Yoshino (JPN)
- 1958–62: Seiko Obonai (JPN)
- 1966: Ryoko Sugiyama (JPN)
- 1970–74: Paik Ok-ja (KOR)
- 1978: Shen Lijuan (CHN)
- 1982: Li Meisu (CHN))
- 1986: Huang Zhihong (CHN)
- 1990–94: Sui Xinmei (CHN)
- 1998: Li Meisu (CHN)
- 2002: Li Meiju (CHN)
- 2006–10: Li Ling (CHN)
- 2014–22: Gong Lijiao (CHN)
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