Kim Young-nam

For other people of the same name, see Kim Yeong-nam.
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Young-nam
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Competitor for  South Korea
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Welterweight
Asian Games
1986 Seoul Welterweight
Kim Young-nam
Hangul 김영남
Hanja 金永南
Revised Romanization Gim Yeong-nam
McCune–Reischauer Kim Yŏng-nam

Kim Young-nam (Hangul: 김영남; hanja: 金永南; born June 15, 1960 in Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do) is a retired South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympic champion.

Career

Kim was a volleyball player before converting to wrestling in high school. In the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, Kim finished 4th in the welterweight class of Greco-Roman wrestling, losing to 1980 Olympic gold medalist Ştefan Rusu of Romania in the bronze medal match.

Kim received a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1]

Kim retired from wrestling after the 1988 Olympics, and participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics as an assistant coach of the South Korean national wrestling team. He has resided in Kazakhstan since 1997, running his own construction company.

References

  1. "1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 7, 2008)

External links

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