Country South Korea Height 1.63 m Role Olympic athlete | Name Kim Yun-mi Sport Speed skating Weight 50 kg | |
Born December 1, 1980 (age 43) ( 1980-12-01 ) Seoul, South Korea Olympic medals Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 3000 metre relay Similar People Chun Lee‑kyung, Kim So‑hee, Yang Yang, Tania Vicent, Sylvie Daigle |
Kim Yunmi (Hangul: 김윤미, Hanja: 金潤美) (born December 1, 1980 in Seoul) is a South Korean short track speed skater, who won gold medals in the 3000 m relay at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.
Kim won her first Olympic gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer at only thirteen years of age. She is the youngest Olympic Gold Medalist.
Since 2004 she has lived in Maryland, United States where she teaches speed skating.
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