Kim Min-seok (born 9 February 1993) is a South Korean

Greco-Roman wrestler Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ( Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mo ...

. He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the

2018 World Wrestling Championships The 2018 World Wrestling Championships were the 15th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from 20 to 28 October in Budapest, Hungary. Russia claimed 10 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals, its best ...

held in Budapest, Hungary. In 2018, he also won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Career

Kim competed in the 130kg event at the

2017 World Wrestling Championships The 2017 World Wrestling Championships were the 14th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held from August 21 to 27 in Paris, France. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Gre ...

held in Paris, France where he was eliminated in his first match. In 2020, Kim won the silver medal in the 130kg event at the

Asian Wrestling Championships Asian Wrestling Championships is the Wrestling Asian Championship organized by the Asian Associated Wrestling Committee (AAWC). The men's tournament began in 1979 and The women's tournament was first staged in 1996, and it has been held every year. ...

held in New Delhi, India. In 2021, Kim competed in the men's 130kg event at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

held in Tokyo, Japan. He won the silver medal in his event at the

2022 Asian Wrestling Championships The 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships was the 35th edition of Asian Wrestling Championships of combined events, and took place from April 19 to 24 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Gre ...

held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He competed in the 130kg 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. Kim won one of the bronze medals in the 130kg event at the

2022 Asian Games The 2022 Asian Games (), officially known as the 19th Asian Games (), also known as Hangzhou 2022, ( zh, c=杭州2022, p=Hángzhōu Èr líng èr èr), will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Hangzhou will be the t ...

held in Hangzhou, China. In 2024, he won the silver medal in his event at the

held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Min-seok Living people 1993 births Place of birth missing (living people) South Korean male sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in wrestling Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for South Korea 21st-century South Korean people