Kim Yeong-gi (basketball)

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Kim Yeong-gi
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1936-01-07) 7 January 1936 (age 88)
Korean name
Hangul
김영기
Hanja
金永基
Revised Romanization Gim Yeonggi
McCune–Reischauer Kim Yŏnggi
Sport
Sport Basketball

Kim Yeong-gi (born 7 January 1936) is a South Korean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

In 1958 he was in mandatory military service and played for the Republic of Korea Air Force team in domestic competition. [2] He also represented South Korea internationally at the Asian Games that year in Tokyo. [3] His son Kim Sang-sik  [ ko ] made his professional basketball debut in 1991. [4] In 1993 he was named a vice-president of the Korea Basketball Association. [5] In 2006 he was promoted from vice-president to president of the Korean Basketball League. [6] He received the 14th Sogang Athletics Grand Award in 2022. [7]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Yeong-gi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. "空軍,韓銀팀優勝 全國男女綜合籠球大會" [Air Force, Bank of Korea teams victorious at National Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament]. The Dong-a Ilbo . 24 November 1958. Retrieved 2 June 2022 via Naver News Library.
  3. "亞洲五輪派遣團員決定" [Asiad delegations decided]. Kyunghyang Shinmun . 23 March 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 2 June 2022 via Naver News Library.
  4. "슛자세-득점력 代(대)물림" [Shooting posture and scoring power, passed down from generation to generation]. The Chosun Ilbo . 7 January 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 2 June 2022 via Naver News Library.
  5. "농구協 새 집행부 확정" [Basketball Association confirms new executive officers]. The Dong-a Ilbo . 1 February 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 2 June 2022 via Naver News Library.
  6. "KBL, 3대 총재에 김영기 부총재 선임" [Vice-President Kim Yeong-gi named as third president of KBL]. Korea Economic Daily . 3 April 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  7. "김영기 전 KBL 총재, 제 14회 소강체육대상 대상 수상" [Former KBL president Kim Yeong-gi receives 14th Sogang Athletics Grand Award]. The Chosun Ilbo . 20 April 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.