Kim Ki-hoon (born July 14, 1967) is a retired short-track speed skater and the first gold medalist in the Winter Olympics for South Korea. Kim is a three-time Olympic Champion and 1992 Overall World Champion.
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| Born | July 14, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | World Championship 1992 Overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Kim Ki-hoon | |
| Hangul | 김기훈 |
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| Hanja | 金琪焄 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Gi-hun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ki-hun |
Career
editKim first garnered attention when he participated in the short-track demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, winning the gold medal in the 1500 metres.[1]
Kim swept all the gold medals available in short-track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, winning won the gold medal in the 1000 metres in a world record time of 1:30.76, and claiming another gold in the 5000 metre relay in a world record time of 7:14.02. Kim went on to win his first world overall champion at the 1992 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Denver. At the championships, Kim captured all five individual gold medals (overall, 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m), which made him become the second skater to sweep all five individual world championship gold medals available (Canada's Sylvie Daigle first achieved the feat at the 1983 World Championships), and the first male one.
Kim Ki-hoon defended his gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, winning the 1000 metres with a time of 1:34.57.[2]
Post career
editIn 2002, Kim was appointed as a coach of the Korean national short-track speed-skating team. He participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver as the head coach of the South Korean national team.[3]
Kim Ki-hoon is known as the leader who helped Viktor An (Ahn Hyun-soo) to become a world-class player.[4][5]
In addition, the Korean national team won two gold, four silver and two bronze medals at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, while he headed the team. However, in March 2010, the match-fixing between the two Olympic medalists, Lee Jung-su and Kwak Yoon-gy, and the deal for the right to participate in the Olympics and the World Championships became a big issue in the Korean society, and they received a three-years suspension from the Korea Sports Council after it was confirmed that it took place under the instructions and supervision of the coaches.[6][7] The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee did not pay Kim the reward that successfully led the Olympics at the time. In August 2012, Kim filed a lawsuit with the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee and won a court lawsuit and was able to receive his Olympic reward three years later.[8]
He was the head of the Gangneung Athletes' Village during the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.[4]
Kim is currently serving as a full professor at Ulsan College.[9]
References
edit- ^ "1988 Winter Olympics Roundup: Thursday's Results", Aiken Standard, p. 8, 1988-02-26
- ^ "Olympics History – Men's short track". ESPN. 2001-12-25. Archived from the original on January 14, 2003. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ Kang, Seung-woo (2010-03-18). "Korean Short Track Looks to Mend Reputation". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ a b Jung, Hoon-chae (2022-02-01). "한국 쇼트트랙의 선구자 김기훈" [Kim Ki-hoon, a pioneer of Korean short track speed skating]. olympics.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ Lee, Sang-hun (2018-01-05). "김기훈 "날 들이밀기 대역전, 끝까지 포기 안해 얻은 승리"" [Kim Ki-hoon interview, the victory that I did not give up until the end]. Kukmin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ Kim, Hyun-cheol (2010-04-23). "Heavy Punishment Sought for Short Track Scandal". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ Oh, Ye-jin (2010-05-19). "쇼트트랙 이정수·곽윤기 징계 3년→1년" [Short track speed skater Lee Jung-soo and Kwak Yoon-gy will be suspended for three years → one year]. Money Today. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ Cho, Tae-hyun (2013-08-20). "김기훈 전 쇼트트랙 감독, 포상 소송 승소" [Former South Korean short track speed skating team head coach Kim Ki-hoon won the reward suit.]. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ "Kim Gi-Hun: Biography". olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
External links
edit- Kim Ki-hoon at olympedia.org
- Kim Ki-hoon at International Skating Union