Kim Soo-hyuk
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curling | ||
Competitor for  South Korea
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| Pacific-Asia Curling Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2002 Queenstown | |
| | 2015 Almaty | |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 Uiseong | |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2013 Shanghai | |
| Winter Universiade | ||
| | 2003 Tarvisio | |
| Pacific Junior Curling Championships | ||
| | 2005 Tokoro | |
Kim Soo-hyuk (born May 5, 1985 in Gangwon Province, South Korea) is a Korean curler.
At just 16 years old, Kim was a member of the Korean team at the 2001 Pacific Curling Championships, playing third for the team, skipped by Lee Dong-keun. The team finished fourth. He was the alternate on the Korean team at the 2002 Pacific Championships, and played in the 2003 Ford World Men's Curling Championship as the third for Lee's team. They would finish last (10th).
As a junior curler, Kim was the skip of the Korean junior men's team, competing at the World Junior Curling Championships in 2004 and 2005, finishing fourth and eighth respectively. He also led Korea to a gold medal at the inaugural Pacific Junior Curling Championships in 2005. Kim also won a bronze medal at the 2003 Winter Universiade, playing second for Lee.
After juniors, Kim would remain playing with Lee as his third. The team won a silver medal at the 2010 Pacific Curling Championships, qualifying Korea for the 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship. There, they finished 11th, with just two wins.
Kim began skipping the Korean men's team in 2013, winning a bronze medal at the re-named 2013 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships.
On the World Curling Tour, Kim has played in one Grand Slam event, the 2014 Syncrude National. Kim's rink won two games at the event, including beating the world champion Niklas Edin rink.[1]
References
External links
- Soo-Hyuk Kim on the World Curling Federation database
- Soo-Hyuk Kim on the World Curling Tour database