Kye Sun-hui

Kye Sun-hui is a North Korean judoka. Kye was born in Pyongyang.
Kye won three Olympic medals in different weight classes, in Judo at the [1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg|1996], Judo at the [2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 52 kg|2000] and Judo at the [2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg|2004]. When she won the gold medal in Atlanta, 1996 she became the youngest gold medalist in judo. She had entered the Games thanks to the wild card system, and her Olympic gold has been described as one of the biggest surprises of the Atlanta Olympics.
Kye competed for a fourth time at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg|2008 Summer Olympics] in Beijing but did not fare too well.
Kye has been awarded the Kim Il Sung Prize and the titles of People's Athlete and Labor Hero.