Kim Gyu Dae (born 17 January 1984) is a Paralympic athlete from South Korea who competes in T54 track and field events.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Born | 17 January 1984 Tongyeong, South Korea |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability class | T54 |
| Event(s) | sprints, middle-distance races |
| Coached by | Adam Bleakney (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign) |
| Kim Gyu-dae | |
| Hangul | 김규대 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Kim Gyudae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Gyudae |
Athletics career
editKim, who is classified as a T54 classification wheelchair racer, first represented South Korea at the Summer Paralympics at the 2008 Games in Beijing, competing as part of the South Korea relay team in the 4 × 100 m and the 4 × 400 m, and in the individual 200 metres and 400 metres. He won a single medal, bronze in the 100 metre relay.[2] Four years later, at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London he won a second bronze medal, this time an individual success in the 1500 m (T54).[2]
As well as Paralympic success, Kim won three medals at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, in Lyon, the most notable of which was his gold in the 800 metres (T54).[2]
Personal history
editKim was born in Tongyeong, South Korea in 1984. In 2004 whilst training for the South Korean UDT/SEAL, he suffered permanent spinal injuries during parachute training.[2]
References
edit- ^ "2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Lyon: Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Kim Gyu Dae". IPC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2016.