Kim Won-tak
South Korean runner (born 1964)
Kim Won-Tak (born July 21, 1964) is a South Korean long-distance runner who competed in the late 1980s.
Biography
He is best known for his role at the opening ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, when he shared the lighting of the Olympic Flame with fellow South Koreans Chung Sun-Man and Sohn Kee-Chung.
Kim also competed in those same games, finishing 18th in the men's marathon event.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  South Korea | |||||
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 18th | Marathon | 2:15:44 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 19th | Marathon | 2:21:16 |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Won-tak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
External links
- Kim Won-tak at World Athletics
- Kim Won-tak at Olympedia
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| Preceded by Robyn Perry | Final Olympic torchbearer 1988 Seoul With: Chung Sun-Man & Sohn Kee-Chung | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Final Summer Olympic torchbearer 1988 Seoul With: Chung Sun-Man & Sohn Kee-Chung | Succeeded by |
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Asian Games champions in men's marathon
- 1951: Chhota Singh (IND)
- 1954: not held
- 1958: Lee Chang-hoon (KOR)
- 1962: Masayuki Nagata (JPN)
- 1966–1970: Kenji Kimihara (JPN)
- 1974: not held
- 1978: Mineteru Sakamoto (JPN)
- 1982: Kim Yang-kon (KOR)
- 1986: Takeyuki Nakayama (JPN)
- 1990: Kim Won-tak (KOR)
- 1994: Hwang Young-cho (KOR)
- 1998–2002: Lee Bong-ju (KOR)
- 2006: Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT)
- 2010: Ji Young-jun (KOR)
- 2014: Hasan Mahboob (BRN)
- 2018: Hiroto Inoue (JPN)
- 2022: He Jie (CHN)
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