Kim Jong-shin

Korean spelling
Hangeul	김종신
Hanja	金鍾信
Revised Romanization	Kim Jong-sin
McCune- Reischauer	Kim Chongsin
See also : Korean name

Kim Jong-shin (born May 17, 1970 ) is a retired South Korean wrestler . He became world champion in 1989 and won a silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games , each in free style in light flyweight .

Career

Kim Jong-shin began wrestling as a teenager in 1984. He belonged to the Samsung Seoul Sports Club and was trained by Wan An-je. He only started in free style. At a height of 1.56 meters, he mostly wrestled in the lightest weight class in men's wrestling, the light flyweight, which had its weight limit of 48 kg. Towards the end of his career, he switched to the next higher weight class, the flyweight , with a weight limit of 52 kg.

In 1987 he launched the first time in an international championship, the World Youth Championship (Espoirs = 20 years of age) in Burnaby / Canada and won the light flyweight behind Gnel Medschlumjan, Soviet Union and Erin Millsap, United States , a bronze medal . A year later, in 1988, he even won the world championship title at the Junior World Championship (Juniors = up to the age of 18) in Wolfurt / Austria, ahead of Luwsan-Ischiin Sergelenbaatar from Mongolia . In December 1988 he won the Asian Championships in Islamabad in the light flyweight before Li Hak-son from North Korea . At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul , however, it has not yet been used.

1989 launched Kim Jong-shin at the Grand Prix of Germany in Bonn and finished there behind Romica Rasovan , Romania , but before Reiner pitchfork from Germany to second place. At the Asian Championships in 1989 in Oarai Ibarak / Japan, he finished third behind Chodognamuugiin Batbadral , Mongolia and Kim Soon-chol, North Korea. In the same year he achieved his greatest success in his career at the World Championships in Martigny, Switzerland , because he was world champion there in the light flyweight division ahead of Li Hak-son, Gnel Medschlumjan and Ilyas Sükrüoglu, Turkey.

At the 1990 World Cup, Kim Jong-shin was not at the start. But he was Asian champion in Beijing ahead of Ombir Singh, India and Tserenbaataryn Chosbajar from Mongolia. In 1991 he took part in the World Cup in Varna . He won there in the light flyweight behind Wugar Orudschow , Soviet Union and Kim Il-ong , North Korea, and before Reiner Heugabel the bronze medal. In 1992 he also took part in the Olympic Games in Barcelona . He fought his way through to the final with victories over Romica Rasovan, Francisco Jairez Sanchez Parra, Spain , Chen Zheng Bin, China, Tserenbaataryn Chosbajar, Mongolia and Tim Vanni , United States , but in which he beat his compatriot North Korean Kim Il lost and had to travel home with the silver medal.

In 1995, Kim Jong-shin recorded another great success when he won the flyweight title at the Asian Championships in Manila in front of Mais Ibadow from Uzbekistan and Karim Hossein from Iran. He started again this year at the World Cup in Atlanta , but only came in 14th there.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
1987	3.	Junior World Championships (Espoirs) in Burnaby / Canada	Half flying	behind Gnel Medschlumjan, Soviet Union and Erin Millsapp, USA
1988	1.	Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Wolfurt / Austria	up to 50 kg	in front of Luwsan – Ischiin Sergelenbaatar , Mongolia, Naizum Alidschanow, Soviet Union and Kim Gwang-il, North Korea
1988	2.	Asian Championship in Islamabad	Half flying	behind Li Hak-son, North Korea, in front of Rahmaty Nodar, Iran and Dalai Hashen, China
1989	2.	German Grand Prix in Bonn	Half flying	behind Romica Rasovan, Romania, in front of Reiner Heugabel, Germany and Adgun Polija, Soviet Union
1989	1.	World Cup in Toledo	Half flying	before Sergei Karamtschakow , Soviet Union, Aldo Martínez , Cuba and Tim Vanni, USA
1989	3.	Asian Championship in Oarai Ibarak / Japan	Half flying	behind Chodognamuugiin Batbadral , Mongolia and Kim Soon-chol, North Korea
1989	1.	World Cup in Martigny / Switzerland	Half flying	before Li Hak-son, Gnel Medschlumjan and Ilyas Sükrüoglu , Turkey
1990	5.	German Grand Prix in Saarbrücken	Half flying	Winner: Romica Rasovan ahead of Francisco Borrero, Cuba
1990	1.	Asian Championship in Beijing	Half flying	before Ombir Singh, India, Tserenbaataryn Chosbajar , Mongolia and Li Ming, China
1991	1.	World Cup in Toledo	Half flying	before Aldo Martínez and Cory Blaze, USA
1991	3.	World Cup in Varna	Half flying	behind Wugar Orudschow, Soviet Union and Kim Il-ong, North Korea, in front of Reiner Heugabel and Romica Rasovan
1992	silver	OS in Barcelona	Half flying	after victories over Romica Rasovan, Francisco Jairez Sanchez Parra, Spain, Chen Zheng Bin, China, Tserenbaataryn Chosbajar, Mongolia and Tim Vanni, USA and a defeat against Kim Il-ong
1994	5.	Asian Games in Hiroshima	To fly	behind Maulen Mamirow , Kazakhstan, Dege Dun, China, Nurdin Donbajew, Kyrgyzstan and Gholam Reza Mohammadi , Iran
1995	1.	Asian Championship in Manila	To fly	before Mais Ibadow, Uzbekistan, Karim Hossein, Iran and Nurdin Donbajew
1995	14th	World Cup in Atlanta	To fly	Winner: Valentin Jordanow , Bulgaria ahead of Gholam Reza Mohammadi and Larry Zeke Jones , USA

Explanations

• all free style competitions
• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship
• Half fly weight, weight class up to 48 kg, fly weight, up to 52 kg body weight

swell

• Trade journal Der Ringer
• "Foeldeak Wrestling Database" website

Web links

• Kim Jong-shin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

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, Jong-shin is the first name.