Kim Jin-hyeok ( ko, 김진혁; born 15 May 1989 in
Gyeongsangbuk-do
North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...
) is an amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's middleweight category.
Kim represented
South Korea
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at the
2012 Summer Olympics in
London
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, where he competed in the
men's 74 kg class. Unfortunately, he lost his qualifying round match to Georgia's
Zurabi Datunashvili, who was able to score six points in two straight periods, leaving Kim without a single point.
He competed in the
87kg event at the
2022 World Wrestling Championships
The 2022 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held between 10 and 18 September 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.
The UWW Bureau approved the candidature of Belgrade, Serbia ...
held in Belgrade, Serbia.
References
External links
Profile – International Wrestling Database
1989 births
Living people
South Korean male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for South Korea
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from North Gyeongsang Province
21st-century South Korean people
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