Kim Seong-yeon

{{Short description|South Korean judoka (born 1991)}}

{{Infobox judoka

| name = Kim Seong-yeon

| image = Kimseongyeon2016.png

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|04|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Suncheon, South Korea

| height = 172cm

| country = South Korea

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| coach = Lee Won-hee

| worlds_rank = 3

| worlds_year = 2013

| worlds_weight = Women's 70 kg

| regionals_type = AS

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 2014

| regionals_weight = Women's 70 kg

| nationals =

| olympics_rank = R16

| olympics_year = 2016

| olympics_weight = Women's 70 kg

| olympics_year2 = 2020

| olympics_weight2 = Women's 70 kg

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{{Medal|Sport| Women's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{KOR}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Asian Games }}

{{Medal|G| 2014 Incheon | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2014 Incheon | Women's team }}

{{Medal|S| 2018 Jakarta | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Asian Championships }}

{{Medal|S| 2016 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2017 Hong Kong | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2021 Bishkek | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Masters }}

{{Medal|B| 2016 Guadalajara | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Slam }}

{{Medal|G| 2016 Paris | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Tokyo | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2014 Tyumen | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| IJF Grand Prix }}

{{Medal|G| 2013 Ulaanbaatar | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|G| 2015 Tashkent | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2011 Qingdao | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2015 Jeju | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2017 Hohhot | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 2020 Tel Aviv | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Düsseldorf | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2013 Jeju | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2015 Qingdao | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2019 Montreal | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }}

{{Medal|B| 2010 Agadir | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Asian Junior Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 2009 Beirut | {{nbnd}}63 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Summer Universiade }}

{{Medal|G| 2015 Gwangju | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

{{Medal|B| 2017 Taipei | {{nbnd}}70 kg }}

| updated = 21 May 2023

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{{family name hatnote| Kim ||lang=Korean}}

Kim Seong-Yeon ({{Korean|hangul=김성연}}, born 16 April 1991) is a South Korean judoka. She won a bronze medal in the –70 kg at the 2013 World Judo Championships. She was ranked No. 9 in the world as of 8 February 2016.{{Cite web|url =http://www.intjudo.eu/upload/2016_02/08/145492815470128227/ijf_sen_wrl_2016_02_08.pdf|title =IJF World Rankings 8 Feb 2016|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160216074240/http://www.intjudo.eu/upload/2016_02/08/145492815470128227/ijf_sen_wrl_2016_02_08.pdf|archive-date =16 February 2016|url-status =dead|df =dmy-all}} She lost in the second round of the 2016 Olympics to Israeli Linda Bolder.{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Olympic-Preview-Sink-or-swim-time-for-Toumarkin-and-Co-463705|title=Olympic Preview: Sink-or-swim time for Toumarkin & Co|publisher=}}{{Cite web|url=http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/bolder-wins-judo-opener/|title=Bolder misses out on Israel’s second bronze medal|access-date=2016-08-11}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/refugee-athlete-popole-misengas-round-32-win-among-top-moments-judo-day-5-prelims|title=Refugee athlete Popole Misenga's Round of 32 win among top moments of Judo Day 5 prelims|access-date=2016-08-11|archive-date=2017-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903213025/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/refugee-athlete-popole-misengas-round-32-win-among-top-moments-judo-day-5-prelims|url-status=dead}}

In 2021, she competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|title=Judo Results Book|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf|archive-date=1 August 2021|access-date=1 August 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games}}