North Korean wrestlerFor the South Korean manhwa artist, see Yang Kyung-il.In this Korean name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Kyong-Il (Korean pronunciation:: or ; born 7 August 1989 in Pyongyang) is a male freestyle wrestler from North Korea who is a double world champion and won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Career

Yang won his first world *le at the 2009 World Championships. He beat Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar, Krasimir Krastanov, Mykola Aivazian and Rizvan Gadzhiev before beating Sezar Akgül in the final.

He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He lost in the last 16 to Namig Sevdimov and was eliminated from the compe*ion.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Yang beat Dilshod Mansurov before losing to Dzhamal Otarsultanov. Because Otarsultanov reached the final, Yang was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, Yang beat Sem Shilimela before beating Daulet Niyazbekov to win a bronze medal.

In 2014, Yang won his second world *le in Tashkent. He beat Kim Sung-gwon, Yuki Takahashi and H*an Rahimi before beatingVladimer Khinchegashvili in the final.

At the 2016 Olympics, Yang lost to Rei Higuchi in the first round. Because Higuchi reached the final, Yang was entered into the repechage. In the repechage, Yang beat Asadulla Lachinau before losing to Yowlys Bonne to leave without a medal.

References

External links

• Wrestler bio on beijing2008.com
• Yang Kyong-il at United World Wrestling
• Yang Kyong-il at Olympedia