Kim Gyu Dae

Personal information
Nationality	South Korean
Born	(1984-01-17) 17 January 1984 Tongyeong, South Korea
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T54
Event(s)	sprints, middle-distance races
Coached by	Adam Bleakney (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 4 × 100 m relay – T53/54 2012 London 1500 m – T54 2016 Rio 800 m – T54 2016 Rio Marathon – T54 IPC Athletics World Championships 2013 Lyon 800m – T54 2013 Lyon 4 × 400 m relay – T53/54

Kim Gyu Dae (born 17 January 1984) is a Paralympic athlete from South Korea who competes in T54 track and field events.^[1]

Athletics career

Kim, who is classified as a T54 classification wheelchair racer, first represented South Korea at the Summer Paralympics at the 2008 Games in Beijing, competing as part of the South Korea relay team in the 4 × 100 m and the 4 × 400 m, and in the individual 200 metres and 400 metres. He won a single medal, bronze in the 100 metre relay.^[2] Four years later, at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London he won a second bronze medal, this time an individual success in the 1500 m (T54).^[2]

As well as Paralympic success, Kim won three medals at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, in Lyon, the most notable of which was his gold in the 800 metres (T54).^[2]

Personal history

Kim was born in Tongyeong, South Korea in 1984. In 2004 whilst training for the South Korean UDT/SEAL, he suffered permanent spinal injuries during parachute training.^[2]

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