Kim Dong-hyun (bobsledder)
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| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born |
12 November 1987 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
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Medal record
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| Kim Dong-hyun | |
| Hangul | 김동현 |
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| Revised Romanization | Gim Donghyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Tonghyŏn |
Kim Dong-hyun (Hangul: 김동현; born 12 November 1987) is a South Korean bobsledder who has competed since 2008. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 19th in the four-man event.
Kim finished 30th in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships 2009 in Lake Placid, New York. His best World Cup finish was 26th in the two-man event at Whistler, British Columbia in 2009.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the South Korean four-man team of Seo Young-woo, Won Yun-jong, Jun Jung-lin, and Kim Dong-hyun won a surprising silver medal in the four-man event, tying with a German team led by Nico Walther. With the silver medal, South Korea became the first Asian nation to claim an Olympic medal in a bobsleigh event.[1]
References
- ↑ Silver Win for S. Korea 4-Man Bobsleigh. Korean Broadcasting System. February 25, 2018.
External links
- Kim Dong-hyun at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Kim Dong-hyun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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