Kim Tae-hyun

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Kim Tae-hyun
Personal information
Full nameKim Tae-hyun
Born (1969-04-07) 7 April 1969 (age 52)
Boseong County, South Jeolla Province
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight133.63 kg (294.6 lb)
Sport
Country South Korea
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+105 kg
TeamNational team
Updated on 3 October 2016.

Kim Tae-hyun (김태현; born (1969-04-07)7 April 1969) is a South Korean male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category and representing South Korea at international competitions. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the +110 kg event, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the +108 kg event and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Kim was born in Boseong County, South Jeolla Province. He did his early education at  [ko] and  [ko] and his tertiary studies at Korea National Sport University. After his retirement from competitive weightlifting, he became a representative for a construction company.[2]

Major results[]

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) - 1991 World Championships Unlimited class (400.0 kg)
1st place, gold medalist(s) - 1990 Asian Games Heavyweight class
1st place, gold medalist(s) - 1994 Asian Games Unlimited class
1st place, gold medalist(s) - 1998 Asian Games Unlimited class
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain +110 kg 180 180 180 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1996 United States Atlanta, United States +108 kg 190 190 195 5 240 247.5 257.5 4 437.5 4
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia +105 kg 195 195 200 6 245 260 265 1 460 5
World Championships
1989 Greece Athens, Greece 162.5 170 170 6 202.5 202.5 210 6 365 6
1991 Germany Donaueschingen, Germany 175 180 180 4 220 225 235 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 400 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1993 Australia Melbourne, Australia 175 175 175 10 220 220 232.5 4 407.5 6
1995 China Guangzhou, China 180 185 185 9 230 240 240 6 410 6
1999 Greece Athens, Greece +105 kg 190 200 200 10 250 250 252.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 442.5 4
Asian Games
1990 China Beijing, China 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1994 Japan Hiroshima, Japan 415 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1998 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand +105 kg 195 1 232.5 1 427.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Kim Tae-Hyun". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ 채준 [Chae Jun] (21 October 2009). "[채준의 How are U ①] 역도스타 김태현 '죽기 살기로 일 매출 100억 번쩍'" [Chae Jun's How Are U #1: Weightlifting star Kim Tae-hyun '₩10 billion in sales']. JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

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