Kim Jae-gang explained

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Kim Jae-Gang
Birth Date:16 August 1987
Weight:980NaN0
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Freestyle
Club:Yeungnam University Sports Club, Daegu
Songchin Sports Club, Seoul[1]
Coach:Bak Uo[2]
Park Jang-Soon[3]
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Kim Jae-Gang (Korean: 김 재강; born August 16, 1987) is a South Korean heavyweight freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games[4] and a gold medal at the 2013 Asian Championships. Kim has a degree in physical education from the Yeungnam University. In 2014 he was named the Best Athlete of the Year by the Gyeongsangbuk-do Sports Council in Republic of Korea.[3]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Kim competed in the 120 kg division. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Marid Mutalimov, who was able to score three points in two straight periods, leaving Kim with a single point.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Kim Jae-Gang. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417233630/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-jae-gang-1.html. dead. April 17, 2020. January 18, 2013.
  2. https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=A3604CCF941D4716BFFDAF022348AFC2 Kim, Jae-Gang (KOR)
  3. https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/KIM-Jaegang-3014657/ Kim Jaegang
  4. News: 20 August 2018. Two taekwondo golds among 11 medals for Korea on Day 1. The Korea Herald. 18 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Men's Freestyle 120kg (264.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final Official. NBC Olympics. January 18, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120817181015/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/wrestling/resultsandschedules/rsc=WRM299405/index.html. August 17, 2012. dead.