Kim Min-chul
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Nationality | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1983-04-04) 4 April 1983 (age 41) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Sung Shin Company Sportsclub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Kim Sung-Moon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim Min-Chul (Korean: 김 민철; born April 4, 1983) is an amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category.[1] He defeated Uzbekistan's Ravshan Ruzikulov for a gold medal in the 66 kg division at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.[2] He also captured a silver medal at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, losing out to Bulgaria's Nikolay Gergov in 66 kg tournament.[3] Kim is a member of the wrestling team for Sung Shin Company Sportsclub, and is coached and trained by Kim Sung-Moon.
Kim represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 66 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match by a superiority decision to Iran's Ali Mohammadi, with a two-set technical score (1–1, 1–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Min-Chul". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Korea Overtakes Japan in Doha Medals Count". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Worlds preview: Greco-Roman 66kg/145.5 lbs". Universal Sports. 18 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Qualification Official Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
External links
- Profile – International Wrestling Database
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- v
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- 1962: Yoichi Sasaki (JPN)
- 1974: Mohammad Dalirian (IRN)
- 1986: Lee Sam-sung (KOR)
- 1990: Moon Chung-sik (KOR)
- 1994: Kim Young-il (KOR)
- 1998: Son Sang-pil (KOR)
- 2002: Kim In-sub (KOR)
- 2006: Kim Min-chul (KOR)
- 2010: Saeid Abdevali (IRI)
- 2014: Ryu Han-su (KOR)
- 2018: Ryu Han-su (KOR)
- 2022: Katsuaki Endo (JPN)
- 1962: 70 kg
- 1974–1994: 68 kg
- 1998: 69 kg
- 2002–2014: 66 kg
- 2018–present: 67 kg