Kim Seong-jip explained

Hangul:김성집
Hanja:金晟集
Rr:Gim Seongjip
Mr:Kim Sŏngjip

Kim Seong-jip (13 January 1919  - 20 February 2016) was a weightlifter from South Korea.[1] He competed for South Korea in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London in the flyweight event where he finished in third place. Also, he competed for South Korea in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics where he finished in third and fifth respectively. Kim was the first person to have won the same medal at two successive Summer Olympics for South Korea.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: S. Korea's first Olympic medalist dies. 20 February 2016. Yonhap News Agency. 27 September 2019.