KIM Minseok

Republic of Korea

Date of Birth: 9 Feb 1993

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.83/6'0''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 130Kg	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre Tower A	Men's Greco-Roman 130Kg 1/4 Final #75 KGZ KIM RKIM Roman 4 KOR KIM MKIM Minseok 5 VPO1	Finished
Followed by	Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre Tower A	Men's Greco-Roman 130Kg Semifinal #80 CHN MENG LMENG Lingzhe 1 VPO1 KOR KIM MKIM Minseok 1	Finished
Followed by	Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre Tower B	Men's Greco-Roman 130Kg Bronze Medal Match #129 IND NAVEENNaveen 1 KOR KIM MKIM Minseok 5 VPO1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Asian Games
3	Men's 130kg	2018	Indonesia
Olympic Games
14	Men's 130kg	2020	Tokyo, JPN
World Championships
3	Men's 130kg	2018	Budapest, HUN
22	Men's 130kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ
24	Men's 130kg	2022	Belgrade, SRB
26	Men's 130kg	2017	Paris, FRA
Asian Championships
2	Men's 130kg	2022	Ulaanbaatar, MGL
2	Men's 130kg	2020	New Delhi, IND
3	Men's 130kg	2017	New Delhi, IND
5	Men's 130kg	2023	Astana, KAZ
5	Men's 130kg	2019	Xi'an, CHN
7	Men's 130kg	2016	Bangkok, THA

Occupation:

Kyungsung University, Busan, KOR

Languages spoken:

Suwon City Hall [Republic of Korea]

Park Moo-Hak [club], KOR; Park Chi-Ho [national], KOR

He suffered an injury in the semifinals at the 2021 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and had to withdraw from the final. (ulsanpress, 15 Apr 2021)

He took up the sport at age 15. (donga, 01 Aug 2021)

He was encouraged to begin wrestling by his father. "It is quite a funny story. I initially thought that he meant professional wrestling. But gradually I developed an interest in the sport." (incheonilbo, 10 Oct 2022; donga, 01 Aug 2021)

To win gold at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (incheonilbo, 10 Oct 2022)

Milestones

He became the first Greco-Roman wrestler representing the Republic of Korea to win a medal in the 130kg category at the world championships when he claimed bronze at the 2018 edition of the tournament in Budapest, Hungary. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Mar 2023; incheonilbo, 13 Oct 2022)

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
VPO1:: Victory by points - with point(s) scored by the opponent