Kim Chae-woon (born 10 March 2001) is a South Korean retired individual

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. She is a multiple time medalist at the Asian Rhythmic Championships and was part of the team that won the

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at the

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Athletic career

Kim began rhythmic gymnastics during middle school, when she was 10 years old. At first, it was only a hobby for her, but her coach encouraged her to take it up seriously. She trained in Novogorsk, house of the Russian national team, with coach Evgeniya Gertsikova for a 5 years period.

2017-2021

In her first senior year, she won the Korean National championships in March, and was named as the future

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of rhythmic gymnastics. At the 2017 Asian Championships, she finished 9th in the all-around final and 5th in the team competition. Her first world cup was the 2017 Kazan World Challenge Cup, where she finished 18th in the all-around. Earlier that year, she competed at the

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in Wroclaw but didn't advance to any apparatus final, her highest placement being 16th with the ribbon. Her last competition of the season was the 2017 World Championships in

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, finishing 31st in the qualifications thus not advancing in the all-around finals. She began her next season at the 2018 Grand Prix Moscow, finishing in the 15th place, qualifying into the ball and hoop final. In 2019, she participated at the annual Aeon Cup in Tokyo along Lim Se-eun, and the junior gymnast Sohn Ji-in representing Sejong & Bongeun RG : they finished 6th in the qualification round. In 2021, she won the bronze medal with 23.55 points in the individual ball event at the

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