Kim Tae-yun (born 28 September 1994) is a South Korean

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. Kim competed at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

for South Korea. In the

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he finished 30th overall. Kim made his

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debut in November 2013. As of September 2014, Kim's top World Cup finish is 6th in a 1000m B race at

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in 2013–14. His best overall finish in the World Cup is 44th, in the 1000 metres in 2013–14. At the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

Pyeongchang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...

, Kim exceeded expectations by winning the bronze medal in the

race.

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* 1994 births Living people South Korean male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters for South Korea People from Uijeongbu Korea National Sport University alumni Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in speed skating Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-speed-skating-bio-stub