| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born | 17 January 1984 Tongyeong, South Korea |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability class | T54 |
| Event(s) | sprints, middle-distance races |
| Coached by | Adam Bleakney (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign) |
| Kim Gyu-dae | |
| Hangul | 김규대 |
|---|---|
| RR | Gim Gyudae |
| MR | Kim Kyudae |
Kim Gyu-dae (born 17 January 1984) is a Paralympic athlete from South Korea who competes in T54 track and field events. [1]
Kim,who is classified as a T54 classification wheelchair racer,first represented South Korea at the Summer Paralympics at the 2008 Games in Beijing,competing as part of the South Korea relay team in the 4 ×100 m and the 4 ×400 m,and in the individual 200 metres and 400 metres. He won a single medal,bronze in the 100 metre relay. [2] Four years later,at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London he won a second bronze medal,this time an individual success in the 1500 m (T54). [2]
As well as Paralympic success,Kim won three medals at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships,in Lyon,the most notable of which was his gold in the 800 metres (T54). [2]
Kim was born in Tongyeong,South Korea in 1984. In 2004 whilst training for the South Korean UDT/SEAL,he suffered permanent spinal injuries during parachute training. [2]
