Kim Yeong-gi (basketball) explained
| Kim Yeong-gi |
| Nationality: | South Korean |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Birth Date: | 7 January 1936 |
| Module: | | Child: | yes | | Headercolor: | - CCCC99
| | Hangul: | 김영기 | | Hanja: | 金永基 | | Rr: | Gim Yeonggi | | Mr: | Kim Yŏnggi |
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Kim Yeong-gi (born 7 January 1936) is a South Korean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1958 he was in mandatory military service and played for the Republic of Korea Air Force team in domestic competition.[2] He also represented South Korea internationally at the Asian Games that year in Tokyo.[3] His son made his professional basketball debut in 1991.[4] In 1993 he was named a vice-president of the Korea Basketball Association.[5] In 2006 he was promoted from vice-president to president of the Korean Basketball League.[6] He received the 14th Sogang Athletics Grand Award in 2022.[7]
Notes and References
- Kim Yeong-gi Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20130204033710/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/kim-yeong-gi-1.html . dead . 4 February 2013 . 21 June 2018.
- News: 空軍,韓銀팀優勝 全國男女綜合籠球大會 . Air Force, Bank of Korea teams victorious at National Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament . . 24 November 1958 . 2 June 2022 . Naver News Library.
- News: 亞洲五輪派遣團員決定 . Asiad delegations decided . . 23 March 1958 . 2 . 2 June 2022 . Naver News Library.
- News: 슛자세-득점력 代(대)물림 . Shooting posture and scoring power, passed down from generation to generation . . 7 January 1993 . 24 . 2 June 2022 . Naver News Library.
- News: 농구協 새 집행부 확정 . Basketball Association confirms new executive officers . . 1 February 1993 . 19 . 2 June 2022 . Naver News Library.
- News: KBL, 3대 총재에 김영기 부총재 선임 . Vice-President Kim Yeong-gi named as third president of KBL . . 3 April 2006 . 2 June 2022.
- News: 김영기 전 KBL 총재, 제 14회 소강체육대상 대상 수상 . Former KBL president Kim Yeong-gi receives 14th Sogang Athletics Grand Award . . 20 April 2022 . 2 June 2022.
