Kim Young-nam
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| Medal record | ||
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Representing  South Korea |
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| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1988 Seoul | Welterweight |
| Asian Games | ||
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1986 Seoul | Welterweight |
| Kim Young-nam | |
| Hangul | 김영남 |
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| Hanja | 金永南 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Yeongnam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏngnam |
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
- ↑ "1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 7, 2008)
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