Personal information | |
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Nationality | South Korean |
Born | 7 January 1936 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김영기 |
Hanja | 金永基 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yeonggi |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏnggi |
Sport | |
Sport | Basketball |
Kim Yeong-gi (born 7 January 1936) is a South Korean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]
In 1958 he was in mandatory military service and played for the Republic of Korea Air Force team in domestic competition. [2] He also represented South Korea internationally at the Asian Games that year in Tokyo. [3] His son Kim Sang-sik made his professional basketball debut in 1991. [4] In 1993 he was named a vice-president of the Korea Basketball Association. [5] In 2006 he was promoted from vice-president to president of the Korean Basketball League. [6] He received the 14th Sogang Athletics Grand Award in 2022. [7]
Personal information | |
---|---|
Nationality | South Korean |
Born | 7 January 1936 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김영기 |
Hanja | 金永基 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yeonggi |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏnggi |
Sport | |
Sport | Basketball |
Kim Yeong-gi (born 7 January 1936) is a South Korean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]
In 1958 he was in mandatory military service and played for the Republic of Korea Air Force team in domestic competition. [2] He also represented South Korea internationally at the Asian Games that year in Tokyo. [3] His son Kim Sang-sik made his professional basketball debut in 1991. [4] In 1993 he was named a vice-president of the Korea Basketball Association. [5] In 2006 he was promoted from vice-president to president of the Korean Basketball League. [6] He received the 14th Sogang Athletics Grand Award in 2022. [7]