Kim Jeong-min (curler)

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Kim Jeong-min
Born (1992-01-06) January 6, 1992 (age 32)
Team
Curling club Uijeongbu CC,
Uijeongbu, KOR [1]
Skip Jeong Byeong-jin
Third Lee Jeong-jae
Second Kim Min-woo
Lead Kim Jeong-min
Mixed doubles
partner
Kim Su-ji
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
World Championship
appearances
1 (2021)
Medal record
Men's Curling
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Pacific-Asia Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Naseby
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Jeonju City
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Tokoro
Representing Flag of Seoul.svg Seoul
Korean Men's Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Uijeongbu
Representing Flag of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.svg Gyeonggi
Korean Men's Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Gangneung

Kim Jeong-min (born January 6, 1992, in Seoul) is a South Korean curler from Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. [1] He currently plays lead on the Seoul City Hall curling team skipped by Jeong Byeong-jin. While playing third for Jeong Yeong-seok, he represented South Korea at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship.

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Career

Kim represented South Korea at four Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships from 2010 to 2013 with his teammates Jang Jin-yeong, Kim San, Seo Min-guk and Kim Woorammiroo. After missing the playoffs in 2010, the team won three consecutive silver medals in 2011, 2012 and 2013. [2]

In 2020, Jeong Yeong-seok skipped his Gyeonggi-do Curling Federation team to victory at the 2020 Korean Curling Championships. [3] This earned the team the right to represent South Korea at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship in Calgary, Alberta. For the championship, the team altered their lineup, bringing Kim in play third on the team. [4] At the Worlds, they finished with a 2–11 record. [5]

Personal life

Kim is a full-time curler. [1]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
2009–10 [6] Kim Jeong-min Jang Jin-yeong Kim San Seo Min-guk Kim Woorammiroo
2010–11Kim Jeong-minJang Jin-yeongKim SanSeo Min-gukKim Woorammiroo
2011–12Kim Jeong-minJang Jin-yeongKim SanSeo Min-gukKim Woorammiroo
2012–13Kim Jeong-minKim SanKim WoorammirooSeo Min-gukJang Jin-yeong
2018–19 Park Jong-duk Nam Yoon-ho Yoo Min-hyeon Kim Jeong-min
2019–20Park Jong-dukNam Yoon-hoYoo Min-hyeonKim Jeong-min
2020–21Park Jong-dukSeo Min-gukKim Jeong-min Oh Seung-hoon
Jeong Yeong-seok Park Se-won Kim Jeong-min Lee Jun-hyung Seo Min-guk
2021–22Jeong Yeong-seokKim Jeong-minPark Se-wonLee Jun-hyungSeo Min-guk
2022–23Kim Jeong-minKim San Choi Chi-won Park Se-won Kwon Dong-keun
2024–25 Jeong Byeong-jin Lee Jeong-jae Kim Min-woo Kim Jeong-min

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References

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