Kim Tae-hyun ( ko, 김태현; born 7 April 1969) is a South Korean male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category and representing South Korea at international competitions. He participated at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in the +110 kg event, at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in the +108 kg event and at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

in the +105 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the

1999 World Weightlifting Championships The 1999 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Athens, Greece from November 21 to November 28, 1999. It was the main qualifying events in the sport for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Austral ...

. Kim was born in

Boseong County Boseong County (''Boseong-gun'') is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Boseong is famous for its green tea leaves, with 26.71 hectares of land dedicated to its production. It is also the birthplace of the Korean independence activ ...

, South Jeolla Province. He did his early education at and and his tertiary studies at

Korea National Sport University Korea National Sport University (KNSU) is a South Korean national university located in the neighborhood of Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul. It is the only national sport university of South Korea and offers degrees from undergraduate to doctoral lev ...

. After his retirement from competitive weightlifting, he became a representative for a construction company.

Major results

: - 1991 World Championships Unlimited class (400.0 kg) : - 1990 Asian Games Heavyweight class : - 1994 Asian Games Unlimited class : - 1998 Asian Games Unlimited class

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* * * * 1969 births Living people People from Boseong County Korea National Sport University alumni South Korean male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for South Korea Weightlifters at the 1990 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 1994 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Weightlifting Championships medalists Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Sportspeople from South Jeolla Province 20th-century South Korean people 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-weightlifting-bio-stub