Kim Jae-Gang (Korean: 김 재강; born August 16, 1987) is a South Korean heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games[4] and a gold medal at the 2013 Asian Championships. Kim has a degree in physical education from the Yeungnam University. In 2014 he was named the Best Athlete of the Year by the Gyeongsangbuk-do Sports Council in Republic of Korea.[3]
 Kim at the 2018 Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Yeungnam University Sports Club, Daegu Songchin Sports Club, Seoul[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bak Uo[2] Park Jang-Soon[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Kim competed in the 120 kg division. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Marid Mutalimov, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Kim with a single point.[5]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Jae-Gang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ^ Kim, Jae-Gang (KOR). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ a b Kim Jaegang. asiangames2018.id
- ^ "Two taekwondo golds among 11 medals for Korea on Day 1". The Korea Herald. August 20, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "Men's Freestyle 120kg (264.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
External links
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Media related to Kim Jae-gang at Wikimedia Commons- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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