Kim Wan

Kim Wan ( born March 27, 1961) is a South Korean table tennis player who was in the 1980s one of the strongest players of South Korea. In World Cup tournaments, he won two medals.

Career

Kim Wan used the table tennis bats in the penholder style. From 1981 to 1987, he participated in four World Cups. He came in 1985 with Kim Ki- taik in a double quarter-finals. Five times he was represented at the World Cup, where he in 1984 the Chinese Jiang Jialiang was defeated in the final. In 1986 he was third. Several successes he achieved in the Asian Games. Here he reached in 1982 with Kim Ki- voltaic and 1986 with Yoo Nam -kyu, the double - final, 1986, he won the tournament with the South Korean team.

In 1986 he became vice - champion in Asia Mixed with Hyun Jung -hwa. The semifinals of the doubles competition he came in these championships in 1984 and 1988. 1988 he qualified for participation in the Summer Olympics in Seoul.

In the ITTF World Ranking Kim Wan took twelfth place in late 1986.

Results from the ITTF database