Women
KOR
Boreum Kim
KOR- Date of birth06 Feb 1993
- Height163 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownSeoul
- Place of birthDaegu
- Start skating Club She began skating in 2003 in Daegu, Republic of Korea. She originally took up short track before switching to speed skating in 2010. Gangwon Provincial Office: Republic of Korea
- HobbiesDriving. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
- LanguagesKorean
- CoachN/A
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
She received an Excellence Award at the 2017 Korean Women Sports Grand Awards. (sports.mk.co.kr, 13 Jul 2018)
She was presented with the Best Athlete Award for the 2016/17 season by the Korea Skating Union [KSU]. (news.chosun.com, 17 Apr 2017)
She was presented with the Best Athlete Award for the 2016/17 season by the Korea Skating Union [KSU]. (news.chosun.com, 17 Apr 2017)
"Just do it." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
Czech speed skater Martina Sablikova. (ohmynews.com, 22 Dec 2012)
Her family. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
Injury meant she was unable to compete in the selection trials for the Korean national team ahead of the 2022/23 season. (yna.co.kr, 10 Nov 2022)
A back injury forced her to withdraw from the 2018 World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (apsk.co.kr, 27 Dec 2018)
She sustained a back injury in November 2017 but recovered in time to compete at the 2017 World Cup event in Calgary, AB, Canada. (pyeongchang2018.com, 04 Dec 2017)
She tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in her knee during the 5000m at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. The injury continued to affect her ahead of the 2014/15 World Cup season. (sportsq.co.kr, 25 Nov 2014)
A back injury forced her to withdraw from the 2018 World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (apsk.co.kr, 27 Dec 2018)
She sustained a back injury in November 2017 but recovered in time to compete at the 2017 World Cup event in Calgary, AB, Canada. (pyeongchang2018.com, 04 Dec 2017)
She tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in her knee during the 5000m at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. The injury continued to affect her ahead of the 2014/15 World Cup season. (sportsq.co.kr, 25 Nov 2014)
Winning silver in the mass start at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, and finishing on the podium at the world single distances championships. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
She was encouraged to try the sport by her friends. She was also inspired by Korean speed skater Lee Seung-Hoon. Lee had switched from short track to speed skating and went on to win medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
