Kim Seong-jip (13 January 1919 – 20 February 2016) was a weightlifter from South Korea.[1] He competed for South Korea in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London in the flyweight event where he finished in third place. Also, he competed for South Korea in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics where he finished in third and fifth respectively. Kim was the first person to have won the same medal at two successive Summer Olympics for South Korea.
seong, january, 1919, february, 2016, weightlifter, from, south, korea, competed, south, korea, 1948, summer, olympics, held, london, flyweight, event, where, finished, third, place, also, competed, south, korea, 1952, summer, olympics, 1956, summer, olympics,. Kim Seong jip 13 January 1919 20 February 2016 was a weightlifter from South Korea 1 He competed for South Korea in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London in the flyweight event where he finished in third place Also he competed for South Korea in the 1952 Summer Olympics 1956 Summer Olympics where he finished in third and fifth respectively Kim was the first person to have won the same medal at two successive Summer Olympics for South Korea Kim Seong jip Medal recordMen s weightliftingRepresenting South KoreaOlympic Games1948 London Middleweight1952 Helsinki MiddleweightWorld Championships1947 Philadelphia MiddleweightAsian Games1954 Manila Light heavyweightKim Seong jipHangul김성집Hanja金晟集Revised RomanizationGim SeongjipMcCune ReischauerKim SŏngjipIn this Korean name the family name is Kim References edit S Korea s first Olympic medalist dies Yonhap News 20 February 2016 Retrieved 27 September 2019 External links editKim Seong jip at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived nbsp nbsp This article about a South Korean Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to weightlifting in South Korea is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kim Seong jip amp oldid 1174667218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
