Kim Sung-min | |
Birth Date: | 29 June 1987 |
Country: | South Korea |
Weight Class: | +100 kg |
Worlds Rank: | 3 |
Worlds Year: | 2011 |
Worlds Weight: | Men's +100 kg |
Regionals Type: | AS |
Regionals Rank: | 1 |
Regionals Year: | 2008 |
Regionals Year2: | 2017 |
Regionals Year3: | 2018 |
Regionals Weight3: | Men's +100 kg |
Regionals Year4: | 2019 |
Olympics Rank: | 5 |
Olympics Year: | 2012 |
Olympics Weight: | Men's +100 kg |
Updated: | 21 May 2023 |
Kim Sung-Min (born 29 June 1987) is a South Korean judoka. He graduated from Yong In University. At the 2008 Asian Judo Championships, his first international adult competition, he won a gold medal. He went on to win a bronze medal in the 2011 World Judo Championships.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kim reached the semi-finals where he lost to eventual champion Teddy Riner. He then lost his bronze medal match to Rafael Silva.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kim was knocked out in the second round to Roy Meyer.