Kim Taek-soo
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Hangeul | 김택수 |
| Hanja | 金 擇 洙 |
|
Revised Romanization |
Gim Taek-su |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
Kim T'aek-su |
Kim Taek-soo (born May 25, 1970 in Gwangju ) is a former South Korean table tennis player . He won bronze twice at the Olympics.
Kim Taek-soo holds the club in the penholder grip and attacks with the forehand using topspin .
Career
At the age of eleven, Kim Taek-soo began playing table tennis. In 1987 he took part in the World Cup for the first time . Until 2004 he was represented at 11 World Cups. He won bronze four times with the Korean team, namely in 1995 , 1997 , 2001 and 2004 . In singles he reached the semi-finals in 1991 , in doubles in 1993 (with Yoo Nam-kyu ), 1999 (with Park Sang-joon ), 2001 (with Oh Sang-eun ) and 2003 (with Oh Sang-eun). In 1995 he reached the World Cup semi-finals after defeating Wang Tao, but was subsequently disqualified for illegal substances in the surface adhesive. In 2001 Kim had seven match points in the decisive individual of the team semi-final between China and South Korea, which his opponent Liu Guozheng was able to fend off all. Particular tragedy: Liu was able to transform his first match point immediately and secure a place in the World Cup final for China.
In 1992, 1996 and 2000 he was nominated for the Summer Olympics. In 1992 he won bronze medals in singles and doubles (with Yoo Nam-kyu ). He won the Pro Tour event in 2001 in singles and in 1996 and 2002 in doubles.
The Bundesliga team TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau tried to sign the Korean for the 1997/98 season, but Kim Taek-soo did not receive any clearance from his home club. A year later, Kim Taek-soo played with the French club Caen TTC in the Champions League . Since January 2010 he has been the head coach of the Korean national team.
In October 2003 he was ranked 17th in the ITTF world rankings , the highest ever ranking was 5th (1995).
In the first half of the 90s in particular, Kim was always one of the favorites for the title at major tournaments. But he didn't succeed until 1998 when he won the men's singles at the Asian Games and defeated the top Chinese players on the way to the title. At least he could have entered the list of World Cup titleholders, but failed there three times ( 1992 , 1998 , 2000 ) in the final. He also reached the final twice (1992, 1997) at the prestigious China Open, but could not win the title. Kim was an excellent doubles player. He and his doubles partner Yoo Nam Kyu won the World Cup for men's doubles, where the world's best doubles were invited and which was only held twice (1990 and 1992).
successes
- before the introduction of the ITTF Pro Tour
- 1989: Euro-Asia Tournament: 1st place
- 1991: IOC Presidents Cup: 1st place
- 1992: World Allstars Circuit in Nishinomiya / JPN: 2nd place
- 1992: World Allstars Circuit in Sanjo / JPN: 1st place
- 1992: World Allstars Circuit in Saga / JPN: 1st place
- 1992: China Open: 2nd place
- 1992: World Allstars Circuit in Hong Kong / HKG: 1st place
- 1992: World Allstars Circuit in Barcelona / ESP: 1st place
- 1993: World Allstars Circuit in Tadotsu / JPN: 1st place
- 1994: World Allstars Circuit in Seoul / KOR: 1st place
- 1994: World Allstars Circuit in Charleroi / BEL: 2nd place
- 1994: Qatar Open: 1st place
- 1995: World Allstars Circuit in Tokyo / JPN: 2nd place
- 1996: Gilbert Cup in LA / USA: 2nd place
- 1996: World Allstars Circuit in Shantou / CHN: 1st place
- 1996: World Allstars Circuit in Taiwan / TPE: 1st place
- Japanese Super Circuit 2002–2003 (overall winner)
- 2002 (Jul): 3rd tournament in Hokkaido / JPN: 1st place
- 2002 (Sep): 6th tournament in Tokyo / JPN: 1st place
- 2002 (Sep): 7th tournament in Osaka / JPN: 1st place
- 2002 (Nov): 10th tournament in Fukuoka / JPN: 2nd place
- 2002 (Nov): 11th tournament in Kumamoto / JPN: 1st place
- 2003 (Jan): 14th tournament in Nara / JPN: 2nd place
- 2003 (Jan): 15th tournament in Osaka / JPN: 1st place
- Japanese Super Circuit 2003-2004
- 2003 (Sep): 4th tournament in Hokkaido / JPN: 2nd place
- 2003 (Oct): 5th tournament in Osaka / JPN: 1st place
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COR | Asian Championship ATTU | 2003 | Bangkok | THA | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Asian Championship ATTU | 2000 | Doha | QAT | silver | Quarter finals | silver | |
| COR | Asian Championship ATTU | 1998 | Osaka | JPN | last 16 | Semifinals | 2 | |
| COR | Asian Championship ATTU | 1996 | Kallang | SIN | Semifinals | silver | Semifinals | 1 |
| COR | Asian Championship ATTU | 1990 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | Semifinals | Quarter finals | silver | |
| COR | Asian Championship ATTU | 1988 | Niigata | JPN | Quarter finals | |||
| COR | Asian Cup | 1989 | Beijing | CHN | 5 | |||
| COR | Asian Cup | 1988 | Manila | PHI | 3 | |||
| COR | Asian Cup | 1987 | Seoul | COR | 6th | |||
| COR | Asian Games | 2002 | Busan | COR | Quarter finals | silver | 2 | |
| COR | Asian Games | 1998 | Bangkok | THA | gold | Quarter finals | 2 | |
| COR | Asian Games | 1994 | Hiroshima | JPN | Semifinals | silver | 2 | |
| COR | Asian Games | 1990 | Beijing | CHN | last 16 | Semifinals | Quarter finals | 1 |
| COR | Asian Championship ATTU (Juniors) | 1987 | Kediri | INA | Semifinals | |||
| COR | Asian Championship ATTU (Juniors) | 1986 | Nagoya | JPN | gold | silver | 1 | |
| COR | Olympic games | 2000 | Sydney | OUT | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Olympic games | 1996 | Atlanta | United States | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Olympic games | 1992 | Barcelona | ESP | bronze | bronze | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2003 | Aarhus | THE | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2003 | Bremen | GER | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2003 | Kobe | JPN | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2003 | Jeju-Si | COR | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2003 | Croatia | HRV | last 64 | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2002 | Gangneung City | COR | last 32 | gold | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2002 | Qingdao City | CHN | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2002 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2001 | Farum | THE | Quarter finals | gold | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2001 | Skovde | SWE | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2001 | Yokohama | JPN | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2001 | Seoul | COR | gold | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2001 | Doha | QAT | silver | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2000 | Umeå | SWE | last 32 | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2000 | Warsaw | POLE | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2000 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2000 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2000 | Kobe City | JPN | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 2000 | Chang Chun City | CHN | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1999 | Kobe City | JPN | last 32 | Rd 1 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1999 | Guilin | CHN | last 32 | silver | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1999 | Zagreb | HRV | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1999 | Hopton-on-Sea | CLOSELY | silver | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1999 | Doha | QAT | silver | Rd 1 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1998 | Ji 'Nan City | CHN | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1998 | Melbourne | OUT | silver | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1998 | Wakayama | JPN | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1998 | Kota Kinabalu | MAS | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1998 | Zagreb | HRV | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1998 | Doha | QAT | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1997 | Linz | AUT | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1997 | Gdańsk | POLE | silver | last 16 | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1997 | Zhuhai | CHN | silver | |||
| COR | Pro tour | 1997 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Scratched | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1997 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||
| COR | Pro tour | 1996 | Kitaku-Shu | JPN | Quarter finals | gold | ||
| COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2001 | Hainan | CHN | last 16 | gold | ||
| COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2000 | Kobe City | JPN | last 16 | silver | ||
| COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 1999 | Sydney | OUT | last 16 | |||
| COR | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 1997 | Hong Kong | HKG | Quarter finals | |||
| COR | World Championship | 2004 | Doha | QAT | 3 | |||
| COR | World Championship | 2003 | Paris | FRA | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| COR | World Championship | 2001 | Osaka | JPN | Quarter finals | Semifinals | last 16 | 3-4 |
| COR | World Championship | 2000 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | 5-8 | |||
| COR | World Championship | 1999 | Eindhoven | NED | Quarter finals | Semifinals | no participants | |
| COR | World Championship | 1997 | Manchester | CLOSELY | last 32 | last 32 | last 16 | 3 |
| COR | World Championship | 1995 | Tianjin | CHN | Quarter finals | last 64 | no participants | 3 |
| COR | World Championship | 1993 | Gothenburg | SWE | Quarter finals | Semifinals | no participants | 5 |
| KOU | World Championship | 1991 | Chiba City | JPN | Semifinals | last 64 | last 32 | 6th |
| COR | World Championship | 1989 | Dortmund | FRG | Quarter finals | last 16 | last 32 | 5 |
| COR | World Championship | 1987 | New Delhi | IND | last 64 | last 64 | last 64 | 9 |
| COR | World cup | 2002 | Jinan | CHN | 9-12. space | |||
| COR | World cup | 2000 | Yangzhou | CHN | silver | |||
| COR | World cup | 1999 | Xiaolan | 0 | 9-12. space | |||
| COR | World cup | 1998 | Shantou | CHN | silver | |||
| COR | World cup | 1997 | Nimes | FRA | 5-8. space | |||
| COR | World cup | 1996 | Nimes | FRA | 5-8. space | |||
| COR | World cup | 1995 | Nimes | FRA | 5-8. space | |||
| COR | World cup | 1992 | Ho Chi Minh City | VIE | silver | |||
| COR | World cup | 1991 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | 5-8. space | |||
| COR | World cup | 1989 | Nairobi | KEN | 10 | |||
| COR | World Doubles Cup | 1992 | Las Vegas | United States | gold | |||
| COR | World Doubles Cup | 1990 | Seoul | COR | gold | |||
| COR | WTC World Team Cup | 1995 | Atlanta | United States | 1 | |||
| COR | WTC World Team Cup | 1991 | Barcelona | ESP | 5 | |||
| COR | WTC World Team Cup | 1990 | Hokkaido, Aomori, Niig | JPN | 5 |
literature
- Rahul Nelson: Nobody draws hope faster than South Korea's: Kim Taek Soo , DTS magazine , 1990/7 pp. 20-21
Individual evidence
- ↑ Empas People Search ( Memento from November 27, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (Korean) (accessed January 7, 2016)
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1997/8 p. 10
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1998/11 p. 8
- ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2010/3 p. 7
- ↑ Butterfly News , Issue 06, October 2003
- ↑ Kim Taek-soo results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed September 9, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kim, Taek-soo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 김택수 (Korean) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gwangju |