The Resume

(circa February 15, 1978- )
Born in Korea (North)
Gold medalist in uneven bars at the World Gymnastics Championship (1991) and East Asian Games (1993)
Competed at the Barcelona Olympics (1992)

Why she might be annoying:

She was almost certainly under the minimum age of 15 at the 1991 championship games.
North Korean officials provided three different birth years at different competitions.
The International Gymnastics Federation responded by banning North Korea from the 1993 World Championships.
After the age controversy erupted, she disappeared for a decade and a half.

Why she might not be annoying:

She created an original release move dubbed the Counter-Kim.
She was allowed to keep the medals she had won.
She appeared in public in Pongyang as a torchbearer during the North Korean part of the Olympic torch relay (2008).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 13]
• Gymnasts
• I am Korean
• I Lied About My Age - I Made Myself Older
• Last Names that Rhyme with Dirty Words
• Little People [5'3 and Shorter] - Female L-Z
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• Look at My Flame
• Profiles 23251-23500 (Ranked: 23480)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 90 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 52 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying