Kim Taesung
Republic of Korea
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STKOR11310200101 | |
| NOC | Republic of Korea | |
| Born | 13 Oct 2001
in Seoul  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Seoul, KOR | |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | Korean |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 39.886 | 11 Dec 2022 |  Almaty |
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| 1000m | 1:24.001 | 04 Feb 2023 |  Dresden |
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| 1500m | 2:12.535 | 09 Dec 2022 | Almaty |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 500m | 1 | |||||
| 1000m | 1 | |||||
| 1500m | 1 | |||||
| 3000m Relay | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | An Jung-Hyun [national], KOR | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2012 in the Republic of Korea. | |
| Club / Team | Dankook University: Republic of Korea |
General Interest
General Interest
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the men's 500m at the 2022 World Cup event in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) | |
| Most influential person in career | His mother. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | His mother. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Become a big star." (Athlete, 10 Feb 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 1500m | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 14 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 18 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 1500m | 19 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | World Cup Dordrecht | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Montreal, QC | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 500m | 1 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 2000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Montreal, QC | 1000m | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 1500m | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 1000m | 4 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup | 1000m | 5 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup | Overall | 5 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 500m | 5 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 8 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 9 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup | 500m | 11 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 22 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup | 1500m | 27 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 500m | 42 | |||