Kim Won-Tak (born July 21, 1964) is a South Korean long-distance runner who competed in the late 1980s.
He is best known for his role at the opening ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, when he shared the lighting of the Olympic Flame with fellow South Koreans Chung Sun-Man and Sohn Kee-Chung.
Kim also competed in those same games, finishing 18th in the men's marathon event.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing South Korea | |||||
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 18th | Marathon | 2:15:44 |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 19th | Marathon | 2:21:16 |
Sohn Kee-chung was a Korean-Japanese Olympic athlete and long-distance runner. He became the first Korean to win a medal at the Olympic Games, winning gold in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was born in the Korean Peninsula, but he competed as a member of the Japanese delegation because Korea was under Japanese rule at the time. Sohn set an Olympic record of 2 hours 29 minutes 19.2 seconds.
Ha Tae-kwon is a badminton player from South Korea. Born in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Ha started his career in badminton with the recommendation of Kim Dong-moon in elementary school. He made his international debut in 1992, and won his first Grand Prix title at the 1995 Canada Open. Ha three times competed in Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004, won a bronze medal in 2000 and a gold medal in 2004.
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