Kim_Min-chul

Kim Min-chul

Kim Min-chul

South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler

Kim Min-Chul (Korean: 김 민철; born April 4, 1983) is an amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category.[1] He defeated Uzbekistan's Ravshan Ruzikulov for a gold medal in the 66 kg division at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.[2] He also captured a silver medal at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, losing out to Bulgaria's Nikolay Gergov in 66 kg tournament.[3] Kim is a member of the wrestling team for Sung Shin Company Sportsclub, and is coached and trained by Kim Sung-Moon.

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 66 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match by a superiority decision to Iran's Ali Mohammadi, with a two-set technical score (1–1, 1–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.[4]

References

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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Min-Chul". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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    "Korea Overtakes Japan in Doha Medals Count". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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    "Worlds preview: Greco-Roman 66kg/145.5 lbs". Universal Sports. 18 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Qualification Official Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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