Kim Weon-kee
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Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
1984 Los Angeles | 62 kg |
Kim Weon-Kee (Korean: 김원기; Hanja: 金原基; January 6, 1962 – July 27, 2017[1]) was a South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympic champion.
Kim was born in Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Career
Kim received a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[2] In the group round, he ended four of his five matches by fall or technical fall, including a win over reigning Olympic champion Stelios Mygiakis of Greece by technical fall.
In 1986, Kim retired from competitive wrestling for good after losing his spot for the 1986 Asian Games to future Olympic bronze medalist An Dae-Hyun in the national trial.
Post career
Kim earned his master's degree in exercise physiology from Chonnam National University in 1987 and Ph.D. in physical education from Kyung Hee University in 2009.
Death
Kim died from a heart attack on July 27, 2017 after a hiking trip at Chiaksan. He is survived by is wife.[3]
References
- ^ "[부음] LA올림픽 레슬링 금메달리스트 김원기 별세 외" (in Korean). 28 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- ^ "1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling" Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 7, 2008)
- ^ "김원기 LA올림픽 레슬링 금메달리스트 심장마비로 별세". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2017.
External links
- Kim Weon-kee at the International Wrestling Database
- Kim Weon-kee at Olympedia
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- 1912 Kaarlo Koskelo (FIN)
- 1920 Oskari Friman (FIN)
- 1924 Kalle Anttila (FIN)
- 1928 Voldemar Väli (EST)
- 1932 Giovanni Gozzi (ITA)
- 1936 Yaşar Erkan (TUR)
- 1948 Mehmet Oktav (TUR)
- 1952 Yakiv Punkin (URS)
- 1956 Rauno Mäkinen (FIN)
- 1960 Müzahir Sille (TUR)
- 1964 Imre Polyák (HUN)
- 1968 Roman Rurua (URS)
- 1972 Georgi Markov (BUL)
- 1976 Kazimierz Lipień (POL)
- 1980 Stelios Mygiakis (GRE)
- 1984 Kim Weon-kee (KOR)
- 1988 Kamandar Madzhidov (URS)
- 1992 Mehmet Akif Pirim (TUR)
- 1996 Włodzimierz Zawadzki (POL)
- 2000 Varteres Samurgashev (RUS)
- 2004 Jung Ji-hyun (KOR)
- 2008 Islambek Albiev (RUS)
- 2012 Omid Norouzi (IRI)
- 1912–1920: 60 kg
- 1924–1928: 62 kg
- 1932–1936: 61 kg
- 1948–1960: 62 kg
- 1964–1968: 63 kg
- 1972–1996: 62 kg
- 2000: 63 kg
- 2004–2012: 60 kg
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