Kim Gyu-dae

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Kim Gyu Dae
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1984-01-17) 17 January 1984 (age 39)
Tongyeong, South Korea
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability class T54
Event(s)sprints, middle-distance races
Coached byAdam Bleakney (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing 4 × 100 m relay – T53/54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London 1500 m – T54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio 800 m – T54
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio Marathon – T54
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Lyon 800m – T54
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Lyon 4 × 400 m relay – T53/54

Kim Gyu Dae (born 17 January 1984) is a Paralympic athlete from South Korea who competes in T54 track and field events. [1]

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Athletics career

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]

Personal history

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]

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References

  1. "2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Lyon: Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kim Gyu Dae". IPC . Retrieved 2 September 2016.