Kim Jae-gang
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| Nationality |
 South Korea | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 August 1987 | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Songchin Sports Club | |||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bak Uo | |||||||||||||||
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This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Jae-Gang (Korean: 김 재강; born August 16, 1987) is an amateur South Korean freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category.[1] He won a bronze medal for the 96 kg division at the 2010 Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi, India.[2] Kim is a member of the wrestling team for Songchin Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Bak Uo.
Kim represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he competed for the men's 120 kg. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Kazakhstan's Marid Mutalimov, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Kim with a single point.[3]
References
- ↑ "Kim Jae-Gang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Mausam Khatri bags wrestling bronze". The Hindu. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Freestyle 120kg (264.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 18 January 2013.