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Kim Tae-hyun

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Kim Tae-hyun
Personal information
Born (1969-04-07) 7 April 1969 (age 55)
Boseong County, South Jeolla Province
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight133.63 kg (295 lb)
Sport
Country South Korea
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+105 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Donaueschingen +110kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing 110 kg
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima +108 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok +105 kg
Updated on 3 October 2016

Kim Tae-hyun (Korean: 김태현; born 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.[1] He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.[2]

Kim was born in Boseong County, South Jeolla Province. He did his early education at Deukryang Middle School [ko] and Jeonnam Physical Education High School [ko] and his tertiary studies at Korea National Sport University. After his retirement from competitive weightlifting, he became a representative for a construction company.[3]

Major results

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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 110 kg 162.5 170 170 6 202.5 202.5 210 6 365 6
1991 Germany Donaueschingen, Germany +110 kg 175 180 180 4 220 225 235 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 400 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1993 Australia Melbourne, Australia +108 kg 175 175 175 10 220 220 232.5 4 407.5 6
1995 China Guangzhou, China +108 kg 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 110 kg 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1994 Japan Hiroshima, Japan +108 kg 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

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Tae-Hyeon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Original name: 김 태현 / Other name(s): Kim Tae-Hyun
  2. ^ "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Kim Tae-Hyun". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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