Kim Young-ki

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Kim Young-ki
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1936-01-07) 7 January 1936 (age 89)
Korean name
Hangul
김영기
Hanja
金永基
RR Gim Yeonggi
MR Kim Yŏnggi
Sport
Sport Basketball

Kim Young-ki [1] (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. [2]

In 1958 he was in mandatory military service and played for the Republic of Korea Air Force team in domestic competition. [3] He also represented South Korea internationally at the Asian Games that year in Tokyo. [4] His son Kim Sang-sik  [ ko ] made his professional basketball debut in 1991. [5] In 1993 he was named a vice-president of the Korea Basketball Association. [6] In 2006 he was promoted from vice-president to president of the Korean Basketball League. [7] He received the 14th Sogang Athletics Grand Award in 2022. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Young-Ki KIM Profile". IOC. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "KBL, 3대 총재에 김영기 부총재 선임" [Vice-President Kim Young-ki named as third president of KBL]. Korea Economic Daily . 3 April 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "김영기 전 KBL 총재, 제 14회 소강체육대상 대상 수상" [Former KBL president Kim Young-ki receives 14th Sogang Athletics Grand Award]. The Chosun Ilbo . 20 April 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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