Kim Jong-shin

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jong-Shin (Korean: 김종신; Hanja: 金鍾信; born May 17, 1970, in Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province) is a retired South Korean freestyle wrestler.

Kim Jong-shin

Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
	1992 Barcelona	48 kg
World Championships
	1989 Martigny	48 kg
	1991 Varna	48 kg
Asian Games
	1990 Beijing	48 kg

Kim first garnered attention in the 1988 World Junior Wrestling Championships, held in Wolfurt, Austria, where he won the gold medal in the freestyle 50 kg class. Next year, he captured the gold medal at the 1989 World Wrestling Championships, held in Martigny, Switzerland, defeating future Olympic champion Li Hak-Son of North Korea 4–2 in the final match.

Kim currently runs his own sambo gym in Seoul.

External links

• Kim Jong-Shin's profile from sports-references