Kim Ki-hoon

Kim Ki-hoon (born July 14, 1967) is a retired short-track speed skater and the first gold medalist in the Winter Olympics for South Korea. Kim is a three-time Olympic Champion and 1992 Overall World Champion.

For the film director and screenwriter, see Kim Kih-hoon. For the athlete, see Kim Ki-hoon (athlete).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Ki-hoon
Personal information
Born (1967-07-14) July 14, 1967
Sport
Country South Korea
SportShort track speed skating
Retired1998
Achievements and titles
World finalsWorld Championship
1992 Overall
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 0
World Championships 7 6 3
World Team Championships 2 1 0
Winter Universiade 7 0 1
Asian Games 3 1 1
Total 19 7 4
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
1994 Lillehammer1000 m
1992 Albertville1000 m
1992 Albertville5000 m relay
Olympic Games (Demonstration)
1988 Calgary 1500m
World Championships
1989 Solihull1000m
1991 Sydney500m
1992 DenverOverall
1992 Denver500m
1992 Denver1000m
1992 Denver1500m
1992 Denver3000m SF
1989 SolihulOverall
1989 Solihul1500m
1989 Solihul3000m SF
1991 SydneyOverall
1993 Beijing 1500m
1993 Beijing 3000m SF
1988 St. Louis 5000 m relay
1989 Solihull5000 m relay
1994 Gilford 500m
World Team Championships
1992 MinamimakiTeam
1994 CambridgelTeam
1991 Seoul Team
Winter Universiade
1989 Sofia 1000 m
1989 Sofia 1500 m
1989 Sofia 5000 m relay
1991 Sapporo 500 m
1991 Sapporo 1000 m
1991 Sapporo 1500 m
1991 Sapporo 3000 m
1989 Sofia 500 m
Asian Games
1990 Sapporo1000 m
1990 Sapporo1500 m
1990 Sapporo5000 m relay
1990 Sapporo500 m
1986 Sapporo1500 m
Kim Ki-hoon
Hangul
김기훈
Hanja
金琪焄
Revised RomanizationGim Gi-hun
McCune–ReischauerKim Ki-hun

Career

Kim first garnered attention when he participated in the short-track demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, winning the gold medal in the 1500 metres.[1]

Kim swept all the gold medals available in short-track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, winning won the gold medal in the 1000 metres in a world record time of 1:30.76, and claiming another gold in the 5000 metre relay in a world record time of 7:14.02. Kim went on to win his first world overall champion at the 1992 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Denver. At the championships, Kim captured all five individual gold medals (overall, 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m), which made him become the second skater to sweep all five individual world championship gold medals available(Canada's Sylvie Daigle first achieved the feat at the 1983 World Championships), and the first male one.

Kim Ki-hoon defended his gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, winning the 1000 metres with a time of 1:34.57.[2]

Post career

In 2002, Kim was appointed as a coach of the Korean national short-track speed-skating team. He participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver as the head coach of the South Korean national team.[3] Kim is currently serving as a full professor at Ulsan College.[4]

References
  1. "1988 Winter Olympics Roundup: Thursday's Results", Aiken Standard, p. 8, 1988-02-26
  2. "Olympics History – Men's short track". ESPN. 2001-12-25. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  3. Kang, Seung-woo (2010-03-18). "Korean Short Track Looks to Mend Reputation". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. "Kim Gi-Hun: Biography". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
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