The 5th generation descendant of Governor Heo Seok, who was imprisoned for his anti-Japanese sermon, greets the audience with Olympic Judo silver and bronze medals
Heo Mi-mi, who won a silver and bronze medal in judo at the Paris Olympics, is smiling brightly while holding her medal in front of the monument to independence activist Heo Seok in Gunwi-gun, Daegu on the 6th.
“Grandpa, I brought home a medal. Next time, I’ll bring home a gold medal.”
At 10 am on the 6th, in front of the monument to independence activist Heo Seok (1857-1920) in Samgukyusa-myeon, Gunwi-gun, Daegu. Heo Mimi (21), a member of the Korean national judo team who holds a silver and bronze medal from the Paris Olympics in both hands, said this with a bright smile.
Heo Seok is Heo Mimi’s great-grandfather. In 1918, during the Japanese colonial period, upon witnessing the Japanese infringing on Koreans’ rights, he was indignant and tried to inform people of the Japanese invasion by posting anti-Japanese propaganda posters in the Gyeongbuk region, for which he was arrested and imprisoned. In 1991, he was posthumously awarded the Order of Merit for National Foundation, Patriotic Medal.
Heo Mimi won a silver medal in the 57kg class of the women’s individual judo event at the Paris Olympics. She also participated in the mixed team event and showed off her skills by adding a bronze medal. After completing her Olympic schedule and returning to Korea via Incheon International Airport on the 5th, Heo Mimi’s first stop the next day was to visit the monument to the martyrdom of her grandfather, Governor Heo Seok.
Heo Mimi is a third-generation Zainichi Korean born to a Korean father and a Japanese mother. Heo Mimi, who was considered the most promising prospect in Japanese judo, suddenly acquired South Korean citizenship in 2021. This is because her late grandmother left a will saying that she wanted her to play as an athlete wearing the Taegeuk mark. After coming to Korea, Heo Mimi joined the Gyeongbuk Sports Council judo team, and during this process, she learned that she was the fifth-generation descendant of independence activist Governor Heo Seok. 토토사이트