Kim Gyu-dae

Kim Gyu Dae
Personal information
Born (1984-01-17) 17 January 1984
Tongyeong, South Korea
Sport
Country South Korea
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability class T54
Event(s) sprints, middle-distance races
Coached by Kim Sang-Hyeon (national)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing 4 x 100 m relay – T53/54
2012 London 1500 m – T54
IPC Athletics World Championships
2013 Lyon800m - T54
2013 Lyon4 x 400m relay - T53/54
Kim Gyu-dae
Hangul 김규대
Revised Romanization Gim Gyudae
McCune–Reischauer Kim Kyudae

Kim Gyu Dae (born 17 January 1984) is a Paralympic athlete from South Korea who competes in T54 track and field events.[1]

Athletics career

Kim, who is classified as a T54 classification wheelchair racer, first represented South Korea at the Summer Paralympics at the 2008 Games in Beijing, competing as part of the South Korea relay team in the 4 × 100 m and the 4 × 400 m, and in the individual 200 metres and 400 metres. He won a single medal, bronze in the 100 metre relay.[2] Four years later, at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London he won a second bronze medal, this time an individual success in the 1500 m (T54).[2]

As well as Paralympic success, Kim won three medals at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, in Lyon, the most notable of which was his gold in the 800 metres (T54).[2]

Personal history

Kim was born in Tongyeong, South Korea in 1984. In 2004 whilst training for the South Korean special forces, he suffered permanent spinal injuries during parachute training.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Lyon: Results Book" (pdf). Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kim Gyu Dae". IPC. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
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