Kim Taek-soo

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Kim Taek-Soo
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Kim Taek-Soo
Personal information
Full nameKIM Taek Soo
NationalityFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Born (1970-05-25) 25 May 1970 (age 54)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Doubles
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Chiba City Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Gothenburg Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Tianjin Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Manchester Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Eindhoven Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Osaka Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Osaka Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Paris Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Doha Team
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Seoul Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Las Vegas Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Atlanta Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Ho Chi Minh City Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Shantou Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Yangzhou Singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Kallang Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Kuala Lumpur Mixed Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Kallang Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Osaka Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Doha Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Doha Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Kallang Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Kallang Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Osaka Doubles

Kim Taek-Soo (Korean : 김택수; Hanja : 金擇洙, born May 25, 1970) is a former table tennis player from South Korea. [1] He used a one-sided penhold style, compared to the newer style of reverse-backhand looping that has become the Chinese penhold standard.

In 2010, it was announced that Taek-Soo would succeed Yoo Nam-Kyu as head coach of South Korea's national table tennis team, with the date of the change unknown.

He married archer Kim Jo-sun in 2000. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Taek-Su". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. Lee, Chul-jae (2000-12-23). "탁구스타 김택수·미녀궁사 김조순 결혼". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-11-25.