Kim Cheol-min
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
29 November 1992 Seoul, South Korea |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
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| Country |
 South Korea
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| Sport | Speed skating |
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Medal record
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| Kim Cheol-min | |
| Hangul | 김철민 |
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| Hanja | 金 哲民 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Cheol-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ch'ŏl-min |
Kim Cheol-min (Hangul: 김철민, Korean pronunciation: [kim.tɕʰʌl.min]; born 29 November 1992) is a South Korean speed skater.
Kim started short track speed skating as a child. In 2010, Kim was selected for the South Korean national short track speed skating team to compete in the 2010-11 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup series, where he won gold in the 1500 metres at the fourth race in Shanghai and had two podium finishes as part of the relay team. In March 2011, Kim won the gold medal at the World Team Championships held in Warsaw, alongside overall world champions Noh Jin-kyu and Lee Ho-suk.
In early 2011, Kim turned to long track speed skating. After winning two medals at the 2012 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Obihiro, Kim was selected as a member of the South Korean national speed skating team for the 2012-13 season. He captured silver in the team pursuit race at the 2013 World Single Distance Championships, alongside 2010 Olympic champion Lee Seung-hoon and Joo Hyong-jun.
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Kim first competed on February 8, 2014 in the 5000 metres. In the 5000 m, Kim finished 24th among 26 skaters in 6:37.28.
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