Kim Yun-mi (speed skater)

Kim Yunmi (Hangul: 김윤미, Hanja: 金潤美) (born December 1, 1980 in Seoul) is a South Korean short track speed skater, who won gold medals in the 3000 m relay at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.

Kim Yunmi (김윤미)
Personal information
Born (1980-12-01) December 1, 1980
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight49.9 kg (110 lb; 7.86 st)
Sport
Country South Korea
SportSpeed skating

Kim won her first Olympic gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at only thirteen years of age. Due to this, later ISU set the minimum age limit of 15-year-old.

Since 2004 she has lived in Maryland, United States where she teaches speed skating.[1]

References

  1. 쇼트트랙의 영원한 스타 김윤미, 그녀가 돌아왔다. koreadaily.com (in Korean). Korea Daily. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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