Kim Min-Chul (Korean: 김 민철; born April 4, 1983) is an amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category.[1] He defeated Uzbekistan's Ravshan Ruzikulov for a gold medal in the 66 kg division at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.[2] He also captured a silver medal at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, losing out to Bulgaria's Nikolay Gergov in 66 kg tournament.[3] Kim is a member of the wrestling team for Sung Shin Company Sportsclub, and is coached and trained by Kim Sung-Moon.
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| Nationality |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 April 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sung Shin Company Sportsclub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Kim Sung-Moon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 66 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match by a superiority decision to Iran's Ali Mohammadi, with a two-set technical score (1–1, 1–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Min-Chul". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Korea Overtakes Japan in Doha Medals Count". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Worlds preview: Greco-Roman 66kg/145.5 lbs". Universal Sports. 18 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Qualification Official Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.