Kim Sung-Min (born 29 June 1987) is a South Korean

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

. He graduated from

Yong In University Yong In University is a private university located in Samga-dong, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Founded as a judo school, it expanded to the present-day comprehensive private university offering both undergraduate and graduate ...

. At the

2008 Asian Judo Championships The 2008 Asian Judo Championships were held in Jeju City, South Korea from 26 April to 27 April 2008. Medal summary Men Women Medal table ReferencesResults External links * Result of the Asian Judo Championships(Judo Union of Asia) {{2008 ...

, his first international adult competition, he won a gold medal. He went on to win a bronze medal in the

2011 World Judo Championships The 2011 World Judo Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from 23 to 28 August. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations 871 competitors from ...

. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, he reached the semi-finals where he lost to eventual champion

Teddy Riner Teddy Pierre-Marie Riner (, ; born 7 April 1989) is a French judoka. He has won ten World Championships gold medals, the first and only judoka (male or female) to do so, and three Olympic gold medals (two individual, one team). He has also won ...

. He then lost his bronze medal match to Rafael Silva. At the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

, he was knocked out in the second round to

Roy Meyer Roy Meyer (born 4 June 1991) is a Dutch judoka. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's +100 kg, men's +100 kg. In the quarter finals he was defeated by the eventual bronze me ...

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* 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province South Korean male judoka Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of South Korea Judoka at the 2014 Asian Games Judoka at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in judo Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Universiade medalists in judo Yong In University alumni Universiade gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade 20th-century South Korean people 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-judo-bio-stub