Roman Kim | |
Headercolor: | lightblue |
Birth Date: | 1997 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Kyrgyzstan |
Height: | 1.9m (06.2feet) |
Weight: | 130kg (290lb) |
Country: | Kyrgyzstan |
Sport: | Amateur wrestling |
Event: | Greco-Roman |
Roman Kim (born 20 March 1997) is a Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 130 kg division.[1]
Bronze medallist at the 2020, 2022 and 2023 Asian Championships. Junior world vice-champion in 2017; third at the 2014 Cadet World Championships. Asian U-23 champion in 2019. Asian cadet champion in 2014.[2]
On 9 April 2023 in Astana, defeating Temurbek Nasimov from Uzbekistan in the bout for 3rd place, he won the bronze medal of the Asian Championships.[3]
He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[4] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[4] He also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[5]