Kim Yoon-man
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Kim Yoon-man (born 25 February 1973) is a former speed skater
from South Korea
. At the 1992 Winter Olympics
, he won a silver medal in the 500 m. He was the first South Korean person to win a medal in the Winter Olympic Games.
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
from South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. At the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
, he won a silver medal in the 500 m. He was the first South Korean person to win a medal in the Winter Olympic Games.