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| Born | (1969-04-07) 7 April 1969 (age 55) Boseong County, South Jeolla Province | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 133.63 kg (295 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +105 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim Tae-hyun (Korean: 김태현; born 7 April 1969) is a South Korean male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category and representing South Korea at international competitions. He participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the +110 kg event, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the +108 kg event and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the +105 kg event. He competed at world championships, most recently at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.
Kim was born in Boseong County, South Jeolla Province. He did his early education at Deukryang Middle School [ko] and Jeonnam Physical Education High School [ko] and his tertiary studies at Korea National Sport University. After his retirement from competitive weightlifting, he became a representative for a construction company.
Major results
- 1991 World Championships Unlimited class (400.0 kg)
- 1990 Asian Games Heavyweight class- - 1994 Asian Games Unlimited class
- - 1998 Asian Games Unlimited class
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 1992 |  Barcelona, Spain |
+110 kg | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1996 |  Atlanta, United States |
+108 kg | 190 | 5 | 240 | 247.5 | 4 | 437.5 | 4 | |||
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
+105 kg | 195 | 200 | 6 | 245 | 260 | 1 | 460 | 5 | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1989 |  Athens, Greece |
110 kg | 162.5 | 6 | 202.5 | 6 | 365 | 6 | ||||
| 1991 |  Donaueschingen, Germany |
+110 kg | 175 | 4 | 220 | 225 | |
400 |
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| 1993 | Melbourne, Australia |
+108 kg | 175 | 10 | 220 | 232.5 | 4 | 407.5 | 6 | |||
| 1995 |  Guangzhou, China |
+108 kg | 180 | 9 | 230 | 6 | 410 | 6 | ||||
| 1999 | Athens, Greece |
+105 kg | 190 | 10 | 250 | 252.5 |  |
442.5 | 4 | |||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | Beijing, China |
110 kg |
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| 1994 |  Hiroshima, Japan |
+108 kg | 415 |
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| 1998 |  Bangkok, Thailand |
+105 kg | 195 | 1 | 232.5 | 1 | 427.5 |
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Tae-Hyeon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
Original name: 김 태현 / Other name(s): Kim Tae-Hyun
- "1999 Weightlifting World Championships - Kim Tae-Hyun". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- 채준 (21 October 2009). "[채준의 How are U ①] 역도스타 김태현 '죽기 살기로 일 매출 100억 번쩍'" [Chae Jun's How Are U #1: Weightlifting star Kim Tae-hyun '₩10 billion in sales']. JoongAng Ilbo. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
External links
- Kim Tae-Hyun at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Kim Tae-Hyun at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Kim Tae-Hyun at Olympics.com
- Kim Tae-Hyun at Olympic.org (archived)
- Kim Tae-Hyeon at Olympedia (archive)
| Asian Games Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Heavyweight | |
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| 1951–1966: +90 kg • 1970–1990: 110 kg • 1994: 108 kg • 1998–2018: 105 kg • 2022: 109 kg | |
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| Asian Games Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Super Heavyweight | |
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| 1974–1990: +110 kg • 1994: +108 kg • 1998–2018: +105 kg • 2022: +109 kg | |
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- Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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- Weightlifters at the 1994 Asian Games
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- Weightlifters at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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