Kim Tae-hyun

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]

For the South Korean footballer, see Kim Tae-hyeon.

Kim Tae-hyun
Personal information
Born (1969-04-07) 7 April 1969
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 place1991 Donaueschingen+110kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1990 Beijing110 kg
Gold medal – first place1994 Hiroshima+108 kg
Gold medal – first place1998 Bangkok+105 kg
Updated on 3 October 2016.

Kim was born in Boseong County, South Jeolla Province. He did his early education at Deukryang Middle School and Jeonnam Physical Education High School 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
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
1992Spain Barcelona, Spain+110 kg180180180--------------
1996United States Atlanta, United States+108 kg1901901955240247.5257.54437.54
2000Australia Sydney, Australia+105 kg195195200624526026514605
World Championships
1989Greece Athens, Greece110 kg162.51701706202.5202.521063656
1991Germany Donaueschingen, Germany+110 kg17518018042202252353rd place, bronze medalist(s)4003rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1993Australia Melbourne, Australia+108 kg17517517510220220232.54407.56
1995China Guangzhou, China+108 kg180185185923024024064106
1999Greece Athens, Greece+105 kg19020020010250250252.52nd place, silver medalist(s)442.54
Asian Games
1990China Beijing, China110 kg1st place, gold medalist(s)
1994Japan Hiroshima, Japan+108 kg4151st place, gold medalist(s)
1998Thailand Bangkok, Thailand+105 kg1951232.51427.51st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  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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