Kim Dong-hyun (born 8 October 1978) is a former professional

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player from South Korea.

Biography

Kim made his only ATP Tour main draw appearance in the doubles at the 1996 Korea Open, where he partnered with Lee Jong-min to make the semi-finals as wildcards. In 1997 he began playing for the

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and went on to feature in a total of 10 ties. During his career he represented South Korea at the Asian Games and

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. He was a member of the gold medal winning Korean team at the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...

and won a mixed doubles gold medal at

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Dong-hyun 1978 births Living people South Korean male tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade 20th-century South Korean people

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