Ri Myong-sun (; born 26 January 1992) is a North Korean

table tennis Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of ...

player. She competed for North Korea at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. She went on to compete for North Korea again at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

, where she beat Petrissa Solja of Germany in the third round of the women's singles. At both competitions, she competed in the women's singles and the women's team events.

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Sportspeople from Pyongyang North Korean female table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for North Korea 1992 births Living people Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for North Korea Asian Games table tennis players for North Korea Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games {{NorthKorea-tabletennis-bio-stub