Kim Taek-soo
Kim Taek -soo ( born May 25, 1970 in Gwangju ) is a South Korean table tennis player. He won two bronze medals at the Olympic Games.
Kim Taek -soo holds the bat in Penholdergriff and engages with the forehand by Topsin.
The age of eleven, Kim Taek -soo began with the table tennis sport. In 1987 he first participated in the World Cup. By 2004 he was represented at WM 11. With the Korean team he won four bronze medals, namely 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2004. Single In 1991 he reached the semi-finals in the double 1993 ( with Yoo Nam -kyu ), 1999 ( with Park Sang - joon ), 2001 ( with Oh sang- eun ) and 2003 ( with Oh sang- eun ). In 1995 he reached the semi-finals after beating Wang Tao, but was disqualified due to illegal substances in the lining adhesive. 2001, Kim at the decisive individual the team semifinal between China and South Korea seven match points, which was his opponent Liu Guozheng all ward. Special tragedy: Liu was able to turn his first match immediately and China secure a place in the World Cup final.
1992, 1996 and 2000, he was nominated for the Olympic Summer Games. He took the bronze medal in 1992 in singles and doubles (with Yoo Nam -kyu ). The Pro Tour - he won the 2001 event in an individual as well as 1996 and 2002 in doubles.
The Bundesliga club TTC Grenzau tried the Koreans for the 1997/98 season to commit, but Kim Taek -soo received from his native club no release. A year later, Kim Taek -soo played with the French club Caen TTC in the Champions League. Since January 2010 he has been head coach of the Korean national team.
In October 2003, he finished in the ITTF World Ranking 17th place, the highest placing ever was 5th place ( 1995).
Especially in the first half of the 90s Kim belonged in major tournaments always to the circle of favorites for the title. But the big hit should succeed him until 1998, when he was the winner of the Men's Single Page at the Asian Games, and on the way to the title also beat the top players chinsesischen. At least in the list of World Cup title holder he can sign, failed there but three times (1992, 1998, 2000 ) in the final. Also at the prestigious China Open he reached twice ( 1992, 1997 ) the final, but the title could not win. Kim was an outstanding doubles player. The World Cup for men's doubles, where the world's best doubles pairings were invited and which was held only twice (1990 and 1992 ), he could win with his doubles partner Yoo Nam Kyu both times.
Achievements
- Before the introduction of the ITTF Pro Tour 1989: Euro -Asia Tournament: 1st place
- 1991: IOC Presidents Cup: 1st place
- 1992: World Allstars Circuit in Nishinomiya / JPN: 2nd place
- 1992: World Allstars Circuit in Sanjo / JPN: 1st place
- 1992: World Allstars Circuit in Saga / JPN: 1st place
- 1992 China Open: 2nd place
- 1992: World Allstars Circuit in Hong Kong / HKG: 1st place
- 1992: World Allstars Circuit in Barcelona / ESP: 1st place
- 1993: World Allstars Circuit Tadotsu / JPN: 1st place
- 1994: World Allstars Circuit in Seoul / KOR: 1st place
- 1994: World Allstars Circuit in Charleroi / BEL: 2nd place
- 1994: Qatar Open: 1st place
- 1995: World Allstars Circuit in Tokyo / JPN: 2nd place
- 1996: Gilbert Cup in L.A / USA:. 2nd place
- 1996: World Allstars Circuit in Shantou / CHN: 1st place
- 1996: World Allstars Circuit in Taiwan / TPE: 1st place
- 2002 (Jul ): 3 tournament in Hokkaido / JPN: 1st place
- 2002 (Sep ): 6 tournament in Tokyo / JPN: 1st place
- 2002 (Sep ): 7 Tournament in Osaka / JPN: 1st place
- 2002 ( Dec): 10 tournament in Fukuoka / JPN: 2nd place
- 2002 ( Dec): 11 tournament in Kumamoto / JPN: 1st place
- 2003 (Jan ): 14 tournament in Nara / JPN: 2nd place
- 2003 (Jan ): 15 Tournament in Osaka / JPN: 1st place
- 2003 (Sep ): 4th tournament in Hokkaido / JPN: 2nd place
- 2003 ( Oct): 5 Tournament in Osaka / JPN: 1st place
Results from the ITTF database