Kim Chol-hyok (ice hockey player, 1992)

Kim Chol-hyok
Date of birth	November 12, 1992
size	179 cm
Weight	76 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
since 2009	Taesongsan

Korean spelling
Chosŏn'gŭl	김철혁
Hancha	金哲赫
Revised Romanization	Gim Cheol-hyeok
McCune- Reischauer	Kim Ch'rhyŏk
See also : Korean name

Kim Chol-hyok (born November 12, 1992 ) is a North Korean ice hockey player .

Career

Kim Chol-hyok represented North Korea in the junior division at the U20 World Championships in 2010 and 2011 in Division III.

He made his debut as a 20-year-old at the 2013 World Cup in Division III for the North Korean national team . Also in 2014 he was on the ice for the East Asians in the lowest division. In both tournaments, North Koreans took second place (behind South Africa in 2013 and behind Bulgaria in 2014 ) and thus missed promotion to Division II. In 2015 , Kim and the North Koreans made another attempt towards promotion at the tournament in Izmir . This time, thanks to a 4-3 win after extra time in the decisive game against hosts Turkey, he made it to Division II, where he then played in 2016 , 2017 and 2018 .

At club level, Kim plays for Taesongsan in the North Korean ice hockey league .

Achievements and Awards

• 2015 Promotion to Division II, Group B, at the World Championship of Division III

Web links

• Kim Chol-hyok at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Kim Chol-hyok at eurohockey.com

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kim is the family name here, Chol-hyok is the first name.