Kim Dae-yoong

Kim Dae-Yoong
Personal information
Nationality  South Korea
Born (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988
Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 12 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s) 25 m rapid fire pistol (RFP)
Club KB Kookmin Bank Club[1]
Coached by Son Sang-Won[1]
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Dae-Yoong (also Kim Dae-Ung, Korean: 김 대웅; born February 18, 1988 in Seoul) is a South Korean sport shooter.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the men's rapid fire pistol at the 2012 ISSF World Cup series in Munich, Germany, with a total score of 585 points and a bonus of 25 from the final, earning him a spot on the South Korean team for the Olympics.[3][4][5] Kim is also a member of the shooting team for KB Kookmin Bank Club, and is coached and trained by Son Sang-Won.[1]

Kim represented South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol. Kim scored a total of 579 targets (290 on the first stage and 289 on the second) and a bonus of 20 inner tens in the qualifying rounds by one point behind Czech shooter and two-time Olympian Martin Strnad, finishing only in tenth place.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kim Dae-Yoong". London 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. "Kim Dae-Yoong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. "ISSF Profile – Kim Dae-Yoong". ISSF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. "Sergei Martynov's World Cup streak ends". Associated Press. NBC Olympics. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. "Japan's Akiyama pocketed 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Gold, with his son's lucky charm". ISSF. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification". London 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

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