Kim Jeong-min (born January 6, 1992, in

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) is a South Korean curler from

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. He currently plays

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on the

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curling team skipped by Lee Jae-beom. While playing

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for Jeong Yeong-seok, he represented South Korea at the

2021 World Men's Curling Championship The 2021 World Curling Championships, World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the 2021 Balkrishna Industries, BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held from April 2 to 11 at the Markin MacPhail Ce ...

Career

Kim represented South Korea at four Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships from 2010 to 2013 with his teammates Jang Jin-yeong, Kim San, Seo Min-guk and Kim Woorammiroo. After missing the playoffs in 2010, the team won three consecutive silver medals in 2011, 2012 and 2013. In 2020, Jeong Yeong-seok skipped his Gyeonggi-do Curling Federation team to victory at the 2020 Korean Curling Championships. This earned the team the right to represent South Korea at the

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. For the championship, the team altered their lineup, bringing Kim in play third on the team. At the Worlds, they finished with a 2–11 record.

Personal life

Kim is a full-time curler.

Teams

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Jeong-min 1992 births Living people South Korean male curlers Curlers from Seoul Curlers from Uijeongbu Curlers from Gyeonggi Province 21st-century South Korean sportsmen