Kim Hyung-chil
Gwangju, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Died | 7 December 2006 (age 47) Doha, Qatar | |||||||||||
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Kim Hyung-chil (
He died on December 7, 2006, when he fell from his horse during the
Television footage shows that his horse, Bundaberg Black, got caught in a fence obstacle, first throwing Kim over the obstacle, and then itself being catapulted over, crushing the front of Kim's head and his chest area when its flanks landed on him. Kim never regained consciousness and died shortly before noon local time. According to Abduluahab al-Museh, the organizing committee's doping and medical staff, during the accident, he suffered from severe trauma to his head, neck and upper chest and had multiple skull fractures.[2][3]
Kim's death was the first fatality in the cross-country event in Asian Games history, and the first South Korean fatality at a major international equestrian event.[4]
References
- ^ Equestrian at the 2002 Asian Games, bbc.co.uk
- ^ "Asian Games: Tragedy strikes as rider dies in Doha". Taipei Times. 8 December 2006.
- ^ "South Korea rider wins Asian Games gold for fallen 'Uncle Kim'". AFP. 20 September 2014.
- ^ S. Korean Rider Dies at Cross-country event in Doha, The Seoul Times, accessed December 4, 2008
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