Mi-mi Huh (Korean허미미; born 19 December 2002) is a South Korean judoka.[1] She won a gold medal in ‍–‍57 kg, at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi,[2] and the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi.[3][4]

Huh Mi-mi
Personal information
Born (2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 21)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍57 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (2024)
World Champ.Gold (2024)
Asian Champ.Silver (2024)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Mixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Hong Kong ‍–‍57 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Almada ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Perth ‍–‍57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Odivelas ‍–‍57 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Taipei ‍–‍57 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu ‍–‍57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu Women's team
Profile at external databases
IJF56048
JudoInside.com141557
Updated on 31 July 2024

Huh competed at the 2019 World Judo Juniors Championships.[5] She placed fifth at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships.[6][7]

Huh was born in Tokyo, Japan to a Korean father and Japanese mother. In 2021, she began competing for South Korea.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "JudoInside - Mimi Huh Judoka". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Korean Mimi Huh upsets the odds in Tbilisi". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. ^ "-57kg: Huh Is The Boss?". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Italy's Elios Manzi takes gold in Abu Dhabi". euronews. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Who is Korean surprise Mimi Huh". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Mimi Huh is Korea's teen rising star". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. ^ "-57kg: The Right time, The Right Place". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (28 July 2024). "(Olympics) Japan-born judoka seeks 1st Olympic medal as S. Korean athlete". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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