Sim Myeong-hui (; born 12 October 1925) is a South Korean former

sports shooter Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a par ...

. He competed in the trap event at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee initially chose Sim to represent the country in the trap event at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

, but in the end he did not participate. He worked for Daidong Transport, and represented the company at South Korea's Workplace Defense Shooting Championships in 1959, coming in first place in first place in the individual division. At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he did not progress to the finals. In 1965 when the Korean Shooting Association split off separate associations for rifle and trap shooting, he became a member of the board of directors of the trap shooting association. Sim also enjoyed fishing and cooking. He was one of the founding members of the

Gwangju Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...

Central Fishing Association in 1967, and became its first vice-president.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sim, Myeong-hui 1925 births Possibly living people South Korean male sport shooters Olympic shooters for South Korea Shooters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sport shooters from Seoul 21st-century South Korean people 20th-century South Korean sportsmen