Kim Mi-yeon (born October 20, 1979) is a South Korean
curler. She was the
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of the South Korean National Women's Curling Team at the 2002 and 2009
World Curling Championships
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.
Career
Kim skipped the Korean team to a
Pacific Curling Championships
The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (formerly the Pacific Curling Championships) are an annual curling tournament, held every year in November or December. The top team receives a berth to the World Curling Championships, while the second-place ...
gold medal in 2001, earning the Korean team their first ever appearance at the
World Curling Championships
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. At the 2002 Worlds, the team finished last and without a single win, going 0-9.
Kim had a successful
2008–09 season which began with a
Strauss Crown of Curling victory in October, and a silver medal at the Pacific Championships. They would play in the
2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship
The 2009 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held in Gangneung, South Korea from March 21 to 29.
Qualification
* (Host country)
* (Defending champion)
* ...
as the host team, finishing this time with a 3–8 record.
References
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1979 births
Living people
South Korean female curlers
Asian Games medalists in curling
Curlers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games
Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea