Kim Soon-hyung
Kim Soon-Hyung (born 15 July 1973) is a retired South Korean middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres. He represented South Korea in the 800 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
He was the 1993 Asian Champion over 1500 m and is a two-time East Asian Games champion, having won in 1993 and 1997. He won two silver medals at the 1998 Asian Games.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  South Korea
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| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 28th (h) | 1500m | 3:54.15 |
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 20th (h)[1] | 800m | 1:52.19 |
| 4th | 1500m | 3:40.26 | |||
| Asian Junior Championships | New Delhi, India
|
3rd | 800 m | 1:51.32 | |
| 3rd | 1500 m | 3:52.75 | |||
| 1993 | East Asian Games | Shanghai, China | 1st | 1500 m | 3:56.17 |
| Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 22nd (sf) | 1500 m | 3:56.74 | |
Asian Championships
|
Manila, Philippines | 1st | 1500 m | 3:38.60 CR | |
| 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan
|
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.19 |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain
|
21st (h) | 800 m | 1:53.01 |
Asian Championships
|
Jakarta, Indonesia | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:45.08 | |
| Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan
|
6th | 800 m | 1:48.90 | |
| 17th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:52.10 | |||
| 1997 | East Asian Games | Busan, South Korea
|
1st | 800 m | 1:49.00 |
| 3rd | 1500 m | 3:51.18 | |||
| Universiade | Catania, Italy
|
22nd (h) | 800 m | 1:51.07 | |
| 43rd (h) | 1500 m | 4:00.12 | |||
| 1998 | Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | 800 m | 1:46.61 |
| 2nd | 1500 m | 3:40.56 | |||
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain
|
9th (sf) | 800 m | 1:48.28 |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain
|
15th (sf) | 800 m | 1:47.15 | |
| 2000 | Asian Championships
|
Jakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | 800 m | 1:50.06 |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia
|
40th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.49 | |
| 2002 | Asian Games | Busan, South Korea
|
8th | 800 m | 1:48.60 |
| 14th | 1500 m | 3:51.47 | |||
Personal bests
- 800 metres - 1:46.03 min (1994)
- 1500 metres - 3:38.60 min (1993)
References
- ^ Did not finish in the semifinal.
External links
- Kim Soon-hyung at World Athletics
- Kim Soon-hyung at Olympedia
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