Kim Yun-mi (speed skater)

Kim Yunmi (김윤미)
Personal information
Born (1980-12-01) December 1, 1980
Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 49.9 kg (110 lb; 7.86 st)
Sport
Country  South Korea
Sport Speed skating

Kim Yunmi (Hangul: 김윤미, Hanja: 金潤美) (born December 1, 1980 in Seoul) is a South Korean short track speed skater, who won gold medals in the 3000 m relay at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.

Kim won her first Olympic gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at only thirteen years of age.

Since 2004 she has lived in Maryland, United States where she teaches speed skating.[1]

References

  1. 쇼트트랙의 영원한 스타 김윤미, 그녀가 돌아왔다. koreadaily.com (in Korean). Korea Daily. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  • Database Olympics
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Kim Yun-mi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.


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