Hong Kexin

Hong Kexin
Personal information
Native name	洪可新
Born	6 January 2003 (age 22); Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	57 kg
Event	Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing China
Olympic Games
World Championships
Asian Games
Asian Championships

Hong Kexin (born 6 January 2003) is a Chinese freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[1] She is also a bronze medalist in the 57 kg event at the 2022 Asian Games.^[2]

Background

Hong started training in wrestling at Nanjing Sport Institute in 2015. She was selected for the Chinese national team in 2023.^[3]

She competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and she earned a quota place for China for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[4] She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 57 kg event at the Olympics.^[5]

^ "HONG Kexin". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
^ "2022 Asian Games Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "青春主场|江苏运动员洪可新获得第一届全国学生（青年）运动会（公开组）摔跤项目女子57公斤级金牌" [Youth Spotlight | Jiangsu athlete Hong Kexin wins the gold medal in the women's 57kg wrestling event at the first National Student (Youth) Games (Open Group)]. yzwb.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ "2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.