Kim Jong-pan | |
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Born | January 29, 1970 |
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Curling club | Uijeongbu Rolling Stone |
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World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 2 (2017, 2024) |
Paralympic appearances | 1 (2014) |
Medal record |
Kim Jong-pan [1] (Korean : 김종판; [2] born January 29, 1970 in Seoul) is a South Korean wheelchair curler. [3]
He participated at the 2014 Winter Paralympics where South Korean team finished on ninth place. In 2017 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, he played as the part of South Korean team and finished sixth in the competition.
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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2013–14 | Kim Myung-jin | Kim Jong-pan | Seo Soon-seok | Kang Mi-suk | Yun Hee-keong | Ahn Jae-sung | WPG 2014 (9th) |
2014–15 | Kim Jong-pan | Seo Soon-seok | Jung Seung-won | Yun Hee-kyeong | Yang Hui-tae | Shin Kyung-yong | WWhCQ 2014 (4th) |
2016–17 | Kim Jong-pan | Seo Soon-seok | Cha Jae-goan | Cho Min-kyong | Lee Dong-ha | Beak Jong-chul | WWhCC 2017 (6th) |
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