Kim Min-chul

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.

Kim Min-Chul
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1983-04-04) 4 April 1983
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubSung Shin Company Sportsclub
Coached byKim Sung-Moon
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2006 Doha66 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 Budapest66 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Jeju City66 kg
Silver medal – second place2011 Tashkent66 kg
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
  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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. "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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