Ri Hyang-ok

Ri Hyang-ok (Korean: 리향옥; born 18 December 1977) is a North Korean association football referee and former footballer.[1][2][3] She played as a midfielder and was a member of the North Korea women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] Since 2005 she has been a FIFA listed referee,[5] and was chosen to officiate at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[6]

In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.
Ri Hyang-ok
Ri Hyang-ok (right) at the 2015 Algarve Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-12-18) 18 December 1977
Place of birth Pyongyang, North Korea
Position(s) Midfielder
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2004 North Korea 3 (0)
Refereeing career
International
Years League Role
2005– FIFA listed Referee
Ri Hyang-ok
Chosŏn'gŭl
리향옥
Revised RomanizationI Hyangok
McCune–ReischauerRi Hyangok

References
  1. "Ri Hyang-ok aims to inspire the next generation of referees". www.the-afc.com.
  2. FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019™ - News - Ri Hyang Ok aims for rare double-double - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019.
  3. FIFATV (4 June 2015). "Referees at the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™: HYANG OK RI" – via YouTube.
  4. "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA Women's World Cup United States 2003. FIFA. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2011. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
  5. "Refereeing". Archived from the original on September 7, 2015.
  6. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of match officials" (PDF). FIFA.com.
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