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Tae-Yun Kim

flagKOR
  • Date of birth28 Sep 1994
  • Height1780 CM
  • ProfessionOffice Worker
  • HometownUijeongbu
  • Place of birthUijeongbu
  • Start skating / Club He began skating at age nine while at primary school in Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea. / Seoul Metropolitan Government: Republic of Korea
  • HobbiesSinging, camping, singing, playing video games. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019, 15 Nov 2023)
  • LanguagesKorean
  • Other nameHoppang Man ['Steamed Bun Man' in English because he has a round face]. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019, 15 Nov 2023; hani.co.kr, 19 Apr 2016)
  • CoachKim Yong-Soo [club], KOR; Park Jung-Eun [national], KOR
  • ChoreographerN/A
  • Former CoachN/A
  • Practice low seasonN/A
  • Practice high seasonN/A
  • General Interest
  • Sport Specific Information
"Do what I always do. Enjoy regardless of the outcome." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)

"If you enjoy it, luck will come." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
Korean speed skater Lee Sang-Hwa. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
His parents. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019)
He sustained injuries to his left knee and his waist area during the 2015/16 season. The knee injury continued to affect him ahead of the 2017/18 season. (sports.donga.com, 27 Mar 2018; Athlete, 11 Nov 2017; hani.co.kr, 19 Apr 2016)

He had Osgood–Schlatter disease in his knees when he was a primary school student. (joongboo.com, 20 Feb 2013)
To win gold at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)
Winning bronze in the 1000m at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023)