Kim Young-nam (; born June 15, 1960, in

Hampyeong Hampyeong County (''Hampyeong-gun'') is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. History Hampyeong used to be called Jinguk(진국) in prehistoric times, and Mahan in the Samhan age. Mahan consisted of 54 smaller counties, and it is estim ...

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) is a retired

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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 ...

and Olympic champion.

Career

Kim was a

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player before converting to

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

in high school. In the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

held in

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, Kim finished 4th in the welterweight class of Greco-Roman wrestling, losing to 1980 Olympic gold medalist

Ștefan Rusu Ştefan Rusu (born 2 February 1956) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won a silver, a gold and a bronze medal, respectively. He also won world titles in different weight divisions ...

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in the bronze medal match. Kim received a gold medal at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 7, 2008) Kim retired from wrestling after the 1988 Olympics, and participated in 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, ...

as an assistant coach of the South Korean national wrestling team. He has resided in

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since 1997, running his own construction company.

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* * * 1960 births Living people South Korean wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for South Korea Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics South Korean male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in wrestling Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games South Korean Buddhists Sportspeople from South Jeolla Province 20th-century South Korean people 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-wrestling-bio-stub