Kim Min-Chul
South Korean wrestler
キム・ミンチョル · 김민철
- Born
- 4 April 1983
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Sport
- amateur wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
- Weight
- 66 kg (146 lb)
Kim Min-Chul (Korean: 김민철; born April 4, 1983) is an amateur South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category. He defeated Uzbekistan's Ravshan Ruzikulov for a gold medal in the 66 kg division at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. He also captured a silver medal at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, losing out to Bulgaria's Nikolay Gergov in 66 kg tournament. Kim is a member of the wrestling team for Sung Shin Company Sportsclub, and is coached and trained by Kim Sung-Moon.
Kim represented South Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 66 kg class. He lost the qualifying round match by a superiority decision to Iran's Ali Mohammadi, with a two-set technical score (1–1, 1–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg | 2nd place (silver) | |
| wrestling at the 2006 Asian Games – men's Greco-Roman 66 kg | 1st place (gold) | |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | 2008 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q6409136 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.