Kim Dae-eun
South Korean gymnast (born 1984)
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Kim Dae-eun (born September 17, 1984) is a South Korean gymnast.[1]
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| Kim Dae-eun | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 17, 1984 (age 41) Yeonggwang, South Korea |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | |
| College team | Korea National Sport University |
| Club | Gwangju City Hall |
| Head coach(es) | Lee Joo-hyung |
| Choreographer | Lee Joo-hyung |
| Retired | yes |
Medal record | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김대은 |
| Hanja | 金大恩 |
| RR | Gim Daeeun |
| MR | Kim Taeŭn |
Kim attended the Korea National Sport University.[2] He won the silver medal in the men's artistic individual all-around at the 2004 Athens Olympics,[3] and his loss to American Paul Hamm by a 0.012 margin was the closest in men's Olympic all-around history, though tied by Tatiana Gutsu's win over Shannon Miller in 1992.[4] At the 2006 Asian Games, Kim tied with Yang Wei of China for the gold medal on parallel bars[5] and was part of the South Korean team that won the bronze medal in the team event.[6] Kim tied with Mitja Petkovšek from Slovenia for the gold medal on the parallel bars at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.[7]