Kim Hyuk (born 1972) is a South Korean

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. In 1994, Kim won five international competitions including Paris Open (Tournoi de Paris), the Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan and the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia. Kim Hyuk is currently the assistant coach of the South Korean women's judo team for the

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Personal life

In 1999, Kim married a Japanese female judoka

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Living people Asian Games medalists in judo 1972 births Judoka at the 1994 Asian Games Yong In University alumni South Korean male judoka Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Universiade medalists in judo Goodwill Games medalists in judo FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games 20th-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-judo-bio-stub