Kim Taek-soo

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Taek-Soo
Full name	KIM Taek Soo
Nationality	South Korea
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing South Korea Olympic game 1992 Barcelona single 1992 Barcelona Doubles World Championships 2004 Doha Team 2003 Paris Doubles 2001 Osaka Doubles 2001 Osaka Team 1999 Eindhoven Doubles 1997 Manchester Team 1995 Tianjin Team 1993 Gothenburg Doubles 1991 Chiba City Singles World Cup 2000 Yangzhou Singles 1998 Shantou Singles 1992 Ho Chi Minh City Singles 1992 Las Vegas Doubles 1990 Seoul Doubles 1995 Atlanta Team Asian Championships 2000 Doha Singles 2000 Doha Mixed Doubles 1998 Osaka Doubles 1998 Osaka Team 1996 Kallang Singles 1996 Kallang Doubles 1996 Kallang Mixed Doubles 1996 Kallang Team 1990 Kuala Lumpur Singles 1990 Kuala Lumpur Mixed Doubles

Kim Taek-Soo (Hangul: 김택수, Hanja: 金擇洙) (born May 25, 1970) is a male former table tennis player from South Korea. He is best known for his powerful forehand, amazingly quick footwork and perhaps the best traditional penhold backhand in the history of table tennis. Taek Soo played the penhold style and used a single side of the racket as opposed to the newer style of reverse backhand looping that has become a big part of the Chinese penhold arena.

As of 2010 Kim Taek-Soo has been announced as the new national coach of the Korean National Team for table tennis. It is unknown when he will take over from the current head-coach Yoo Nam-Kyu.

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