Kim Yeong-gi (basketball)

Kim Yeong-gi (born 7 January 1936) is a South Korean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Kim Yeong-gi
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1936-01-07) 7 January 1936
Korean name
Hangul
김영기
Hanja
金永基
Revised RomanizationGim Yeonggi
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏnggi
Sport
SportBasketball

In 1958 he was in mandatory military service and played for the Republic of Korea Air Force team in domestic competition.[2] He also represented South Korea internationally at the Asian Games that year in Tokyo.[3] His son Kim Sang-sik made his professional basketball debut in 1991.[4] In 1993 he was named a vice-president of the Korea Basketball Association.[5] In 2006 he was promoted from vice-president to president of the Korean Basketball League.[6] He received the 14th Sogang Athletics Grand Award in 2022.[7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Yeong-gi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. "空軍,韓銀팀優勝 全國男女綜合籠球大會" [Air Force, Bank of Korea teams victorious at National Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament]. The Dong-a Ilbo. 24 November 1958. Retrieved 2 June 2022 – via Naver News Library.
  3. "亞洲五輪派遣團員決定" [Asiad delegations decided]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 23 March 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 2 June 2022 – via Naver News Library.
  4. "슛자세-득점력 代(대)물림" [Shooting posture and scoring power, passed down from generation to generation]. The Chosun Ilbo. 7 January 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 2 June 2022 – via Naver News Library.
  5. "농구協 새 집행부 확정" [Basketball Association confirms new executive officers]. The Dong-a Ilbo. 1 February 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 2 June 2022 – via Naver News Library.
  6. "KBL, 3대 총재에 김영기 부총재 선임" [Vice-President Kim Yeong-gi named as third president of KBL]. Korea Economic Daily. 3 April 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  7. "김영기 전 KBL 총재, 제 14회 소강체육대상 대상 수상" [Former KBL president Kim Yeong-gi receives 14th Sogang Athletics Grand Award]. The Chosun Ilbo. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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