Ri Song-suk
Personal information
Nationality North Korea
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  North Korea
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place1977 BirminghamTeam
Silver medal – second place1979 PyongyangTeam
Bronze medal – third place1979 PyongyangDoubles
Silver medal – second place1979 PyongyangSingles
Bronze medal – third place1981 Novi SadTeam
Bronze medal – third place1983 TokyoTeam
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
리성숙
Revised RomanizationI Seong-suk
McCune–ReischauerRi Sŏng-suk

Ri Song-suk is a female former North Korean international table tennis player.[1]

Table tennis career

She won a silver medal[2] in the women's singles[3] and a bronze medal in the women's doubles with Ro Jong-suk at the 1979 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]

She also won four team medals from 1977 to 1983.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Li Song Suk". Table Tennis Guide. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Richard (12 May 2014). "North Korea's Behavior At The 1979 Ping Pong Championships Really Said It All". Business Insider. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Women's singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Women's doubles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.


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