Kim Soon-hyung

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Soon-Hyung (born 15 July 1973) is a retired South Korean middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres. He represented South Korea in the 800 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Kim Soon-hyung

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing South Korea
Asian Championships
	1993 Manila	1500 m
	2000 Jakarta	800 m
	1995 Jakarta	1500 m

He was the 1993 Asian Champion over 1500 m and is a two-time East Asian Games champion, having won in 1993 and 1997. He won two silver medals at the 1998 Asian Games.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Korea
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	28th (h)	1500m	3:54.15
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	20th (h)	800m	1:52.19
			4th	1500m	3:40.26
	Asian Junior Championships	New Delhi, India	3rd	800 m	1:51.32
			3rd	1500 m	3:52.75
1993	East Asian Games	Shanghai, China	1st	1500 m	3:56.17
	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	22nd (sf)	1500 m	3:56.74
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	1st	1500 m	3:38.60 CR
1994	Asian Games	Hiroshima, Japan	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:10.19
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	21st (h)	800 m	1:53.01
	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	3rd	1500 m	3:45.08
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	6th	800 m	1:48.90
			17th (sf)	1500 m	3:52.10
1997	East Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	1st	800 m	1:49.00
			3rd	1500 m	3:51.18
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	22nd (h)	800 m	1:51.07
			43rd (h)	1500 m	4:00.12
1998	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	2nd	800 m	1:46.61
			2nd	1500 m	3:40.56
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	9th (sf)	800 m	1:48.28
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	15th (sf)	800 m	1:47.15
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	2nd	800 m	1:50.06
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	40th (h)	800 m	1:48.49
2002	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	8th	800 m	1:48.60
			14th	1500 m	3:51.47

Personal bests

• 800 metres - 1:46.03 min (1994)
• 1500 metres - 3:38.60 min (1993)

External links

• Kim Soon-hyung at World Athletics
• Kim Soon-hyung at Olympedia