Kim Jung-Sub (born October 11, 1975) is an amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's light heavyweight category.[1] Kim had won three medals (gold, silver, and bronze) for his division at the Asian Games (1998 in Bangkok, 2002 in Busan, and 2006 in Doha).[2] He also claimed two more gold medals at the 2005 Asian Wrestling Championships in Wuhan, China, and at the 2006 Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[3][4] Kim is a member of the wrestling team for Samsung Life Sports Club, and is coached and trained by his brother Kim In-Sub, silver medalist in the 58 kg division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
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| Nationality |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 October 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Samsung Life Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Kim In-Sub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 84 kg class. Unfortunately, he lost the qualifying round match to Sweden's Ara Abrahamian, with a three-set technical score (1–3, 1–1, 1–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.[5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Jung-Sub". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "S. Korea, China split wrestling golds". Xinhua News Agency. 11 December 2006. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Asian Championship: Greco-Roman Seniors 2005-05-24 Wuhan (CHN) – 84.0 kg". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Asian Championship: Greco-Roman Seniors 2006-04-04 Almaty (KAZ) – 84.0 kg". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 84kg (185 lbs) Qualification Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.