Kim Won-tak
Appearance
Kim Won-Tak (born July 21, 1964) is a South Korean long-distance runner who competed in the late 1980s.
Biography
He was best known at the opening ceremonies of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul of sharing 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.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing South Korea | |||||
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 18th | Marathon | 2:15:44 |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 19th | Marathon | 2:21:16 |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Won-tak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic athletes of South Korea
- South Korean male marathon runners
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic cauldron lighters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games
- South Korean male long-distance runners
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- South Korean athletics biography stubs