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Kim Mi-yeon

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Kim Mi-yeon
Born (1979-10-20) October 20, 1979 (age 45)
Team
Curling clubKyung Gido Council, Gyeonggi-do
Curling career
Member Association South Korea
World Championship
appearances
2 (2002, 2009)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances
8 (1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  South Korea
Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Jeonju
Silver medal – second place 2000 Esquimalt
Silver medal – second place 2002 Queenstown
Silver medal – second place 2003 Aomori
Silver medal – second place 2008 Naseby
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Chuncheon
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Beijing
Asian Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Aomori

Kim Mi-yeon (born October 20, 1979) is a South Korean curler. She was the skip of the South Korean National Women's Curling Team at the 2002 and 2009 World Curling Championships.

Career

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Kim skipped the Korean team to a Pacific Curling Championships gold medal in 2001, earning the Korean team their first ever appearance at the World Curling Championships. At the 2002 Worlds, the team finished last and without a single win, going 0-9.[1]

Kim had a successful 2008–09 season which began with a Strauss Crown of Curling victory in October, and a silver medal at the Pacific Championships. They would play in the 2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship as the host team, finishing this time with a 3–8 record.

References

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  1. ^ "Canada's Jones prepares to defend world curling title". TSN. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2010.