Kim Soo-myun

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Kim Soo-myun
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Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Doha Pommel horse
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Floor
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Doha Floor
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Doha Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Team
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Belgrade Floor
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Belgrade All-around

Kim Soo-myun (born 4 November 1986, Pohang [1] ) is a South Korean gymnast. Kim was part of the South Korean team that won the bronze medal in the team event at the 2006 Asian Games, as well as the South Korean 2007 World Championships team and 2008 and 2012 Olympic teams. His best event is floor exercise. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Su-Myeon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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