Kim Mi-yeon (born October 20, 1979) is a South Korean curler. She was the

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of the South Korean National Women's Curling Team at the 2002 and 2009

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Career

Kim skipped the Korean team to a

Pacific Curling Championships The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships (formerly the Pacific Curling Championships) are an annual curling tournament, held every year in November or December. The top team receives a berth to the World Curling Championships, while the second-place ...

gold medal in 2001, earning the Korean team their first ever appearance at the

. At the 2002 Worlds, the team finished last and without a single win, going 0-9. Kim had a successful 2008–09 season which began with a Strauss Crown of Curling victory in October, and a silver medal at the Pacific Championships. They would play in the

2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship The 2009 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held in Gangneung, South Korea from March 21 to 29. Qualification * (Host country) * (Defending champion) * ...

as the host team, finishing this time with a 3–8 record.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Mi-yeon 1979 births Living people South Korean female curlers Asian Games medalists in curling Curlers at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2003 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea