Kim Won-Tak (born July 21, 1964) is a South Korean

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who competed in the late 1980s.

Biography

He is best known for his role at the opening ceremony of the

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, when he shared the lighting of the

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with fellow South Koreans Chung Sun-Man and Sohn Kee-Chung. Kim also competed in those same games, finishing 18th in the men's marathon event.

Achievements

References

* 1964 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic athletes of South Korea South Korean male marathon runners Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic cauldron lighters Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games South Korean male long-distance runners Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games 20th-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-athletics-bio-stub