Viktor Kim

Viktor Kim (Russian: Ви́ктор Гео́ргиевич Ким; born July 27, 1955) is a Kazakhstani curler and curling coach.

Viktor Kim
Curler
Born (1955-07-27) July 27, 1955
Team
SkipViktor Kim
ThirdAbylaikhan Zhuzbay
SecondRoman Kazimirchik
LeadMuzdybay Kudaibergenov
Career
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		2 (2016, 2017)
European Championship
appearances		3 (2004, 2005, 2006)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances		6 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Other appearancesWorld Mixed Championships: 4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
European Mixed Championships: 1 (2006)
Asian Winter Games: 1 (2007)
World Senior Championships: 3 (2015, 2017, 2019)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Kazakhstan

Curling career

On the international level, he played (almost always as skip) for Kazakhstan's national men's team at six Pacific Curling Championships (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), three European Curling Championships (2004, 2005, 2006)[1] and one Asian Winter Games (2007). He also represented Kazakhstan at two World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships (2016, 2017), four World Mixed Curling Championships (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), and one European Mixed Curling Championship (2006).[1] He competed at three World Senior Curling Championships (2015, 2017, 2019).

He was also the coach of various Kazakhstani national curling teams at many international curling tournaments.

He is the "founder of Kazakhstani curling": after he saw the curling competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, he founded the Kazakhstan Curling Association in 2003[2][3] and he is the Secretary General of this Association.[4] He is a member of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

He started curling in 2003. His first coach was Russian curler and coach Alexander Kirikov[2].

In a game against Canada at the 2019 World Senior Curling Championships, Kim was suspended from the match, and was later ejected from the tournament due to an incident involving an on-ice official.[5]

Personal life

Kim is Korean, and he lives in Kazakhstan. His son Daniel Kim[6] is also a curler and curling coach. Viktor and Daniel played on the same team many times, for example, at the 2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships.[7]

References
  1. At 2003—2007 Kazakhstan was member of European Curling Federation
  2. Керлинг. Виктор Ким: «У нас появилась возможность тренироваться и играть» - Vesti.kz
  3. PROСПОРТ — Виктор Ким: Чтобы вырастить хорошего спортсмена, нужно десять лет(in Russian)
  4. Керлинга – Комитет по делам спорта и физической культуры (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-01-06.
  5. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/curling/kazakhstan-skip-suspended-world-senior-curling-championship-1.5107060
  6. Daniel Kim – WCF database
  7. Интервью с президентом Ассоциации керлинга Республики Казахстан Владимиром КИМОМ(in Russian)
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