Kim Dae-Yoong
Personal information
Nationality South Korea
Born (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 36)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event25 m rapid fire pistol (Rapid Fire Pistol)
ClubKB Kookmin Bank Club[1]
Coached bySon Sang-Won[1]

Kim Dae-Yoong (also Kim Dae-Ung, Korean: 김 대웅; born February 18, 1988, in Seoul) is a South Korean sport shooter.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the men's rapid fire pistol at the 2012 ISSF World Cup series in Munich, Germany, with a total score of 585 points and a bonus of 25 from the final, earning him a spot on the South Korean team for the Olympics.[3][4][5] Kim is also a member of the shooting team for KB Kookmin Bank Club, and is coached and trained by Son Sang-Won.[1]

Kim represented South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 25 m rapid fire pistol. Kim scored a total of 579 targets (290 on the first stage and 289 on the second) and a bonus of 20 inner tens in the qualifying rounds by one point behind Czech shooter and two-time Olympian Martin Strnad, finishing only in tenth place.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kim Dae-Yoong". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Dae-Yoong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ^ "ISSF Profile – Kim Dae-Yoong". ISSF. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Sergei Martynov's World Cup streak ends". Associated Press. NBC Olympics. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Japan's Akiyama pocketed 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Gold, with his son's lucky charm". ISSF. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Qualification". London 2012. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

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