| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  North Korea |
| Born | 10 October 1979 Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Judo |
| Event | 52 kg |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 리상심 |
| Revised Romanization | I Sangsim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Sangsim |
Ri Sang-sim (Korean: 리상심; born October 10, 1979, in Pyongyang) is a North Korean judoka who competed in the women's half-lightweight category.[1] She finished fifth in the 52-kg division at the 2003 World Judo Championships in Osaka, Japan, and also represented her nation North Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
Ri qualified for the North Korean squad in the women's half-lightweight class (52 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing third and granting a berth from the A-Tournament in Tallinn, Estonia. She lost her opening match to Japanese judoka and eventual silver medalist Yuki Yokosawa who scored an ippon victory and pulverized her with a tate shiho gatame (vertical four-quarter hold) at two minutes and twenty-seven seconds.[3] In the repechage, Ri gave herself a chance for an Olympic bronze medal by taking a two-point advantage on yuko against Senegal's Hortense Diédhiou, but came to a halt with a loss on points and an uchi mata makikomi (inner thigh wraparound) hold to British judoka and 2002 Commonwealth Games champion Georgina Singleton.[4][5]
