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'''Kim Weon-Kee''' ([[Hangul]]: 김원기, [[Hanja]]: 金原基; born January 6, 1962 in [[Hampyeong]], [[Jeollanam-do]]) is a retired [[South Korea]]n [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman wrestler]] and Olympic champion. Kim received a gold medal at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name=db-ol1984-WRE>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=21&sp=WRE "1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling"] ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 7, 2008)</ref> In the group round, he ended four of his five matches by fall or technical fall, including a win over [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympic]] champion [[Stelios Mygiakis]] of [[Greece]] by technical fall. |
'''Kim Weon-Kee''' ([[Hangul]]: 김원기, [[Hanja]]: 金原基; born January 6, 1962 in [[Hampyeong]], [[Jeollanam-do]]) is a retired [[South Korea]]n [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman wrestler]] and Olympic champion. |
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==Career== |
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Kim received a gold medal at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref name=db-ol1984-WRE>[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=21&sp=WRE "1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling"] ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 7, 2008)</ref> In the group round, he ended four of his five matches by fall or technical fall, including a win over [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympic]] champion [[Stelios Mygiakis]] of [[Greece]] by technical fall. |
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In 1986, Kim retired from competitive wrestling for good after losing his spot for the [[1986 Asian Games]] to future Olympic bronze medalist [[An Dae-Hyun]] in the national trial. |
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1984 Los Angeles | Featherweight |
Kim Weon-Kee (Hangul: 김원기, Hanja: 金原基; born January 6, 1962 in Hampyeong, Jeollanam-do) is a retired South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympic champion.
Career
Kim received a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[1] In the group round, he ended four of his five matches by fall or technical fall, including a win over 1980 Olympic champion Stelios Mygiakis of Greece by technical fall.
In 1986, Kim retired from competitive wrestling for good after losing his spot for the 1986 Asian Games to future Olympic bronze medalist An Dae-Hyun in the national trial.
References
- ^ "1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Wrestling" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 7, 2008)
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