Kim Tae-hyun (; born 7 April 1969) is a South Korean male

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

, competing in the +105 kg category and representing South Korea at international competitions. He participated at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

in the +110 kg event, at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in the +108 kg event and at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

in the +105 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. Kim was born in

Boseong County Boseong County (''Boseong-gun'') is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Boseong is famous for its green tea leaves, with 26.71 hectares of land dedicated to its production. It is also the bi ...

South Jeolla Province South Jeolla Province (), formerly South Chŏlla Province, also known as Jeonnam (), is a province in the Honam, Honam region, South Korea, and the Provinces of Korea, southernmost province in mainland Korea. South Jeolla borders the provinces of ...

. He did his early education at and and his tertiary studies at Korea National Sport University. After his retirement from competitive weightlifting, he became a representative for a construction company.

Major results

: - 1991 World Championships Unlimited class (400.0 kg) : - 1990 Asian Games Heavyweight class : - 1994 Asian Games Unlimited class : - 1998 Asian Games Unlimited class

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* * * * 1969 births Living people People from Boseong County Korea National Sport University alumni South Korean male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for South Korea Weightlifters at the 1990 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 1994 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games weightlifters for South Korea Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Weightlifting Championships medalists Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Sportspeople from South Jeolla Province 20th-century South Korean sportsmen 21st-century South Korean sportsmen {{SouthKorea-weightlifting-bio-stub