Kim Se-hee (born 28 November 1995)[1] is a two-time gold medal-winning Modern Pentathlete from South Korea.
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| Born | 28 November 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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A keen swimmer in her youth, Kim Se-hee's running skills gained her coach's attention during high school and she was later encouraged to try her hand at Modern Pentathlon. Initially attracted by the opportunity to learn 5 sports, she soon excelled, achieving a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games [2] and a gold medal at the same event the following year.[3]
2021 saw the athlete win yet another gold medal [4] alongside Changwan Seo in the Mixed Relay race at the 2021 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championship held in Cairo, Egypt. This victory helped secure her place on the world's stage, representing Korea at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games .
After the race in Cairo, Se-hee declared: "I am very happy to have won a gold medal at the World Championships, the last game before the Olympics, and I will do my best to achieve good results at the Tokyo Olympics."[5]
Speaking about her athletic ambitions, she said: "At first, to be remembered as a hard worker was my goal. But now I want to be a historical Modern Pentathlete."[6]
References
edit- ^ "Modern Pentathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Japan score last-gasp winner in women's football final as Qatar defend men's handball crown at Asian Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "South Korea's Kim wins women's title at Modern Pentathlon Asian Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "근대5종 2021 세계선수권대회: 김세희-서창환 금메달, 전웅태-정진화 은메달 획득". 도쿄 2020 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "근대5종 2021 세계선수권대회: 김세희-서창환 금메달, 전웅태-정진화 은메달 획득". 도쿄 2020 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "Road to Tokyo: How Sehee Kim (KOR) seized her moment". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
External links
edit- Kim Se-hee at UIPM
- Kim Se-hee at Olympedia
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