KIM Dong Seon

Republic of Korea

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 30 May 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Place of residence : SEOUL

Residence Country:

Republic of Korea

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Dressage Individual	55

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Dressage Individual
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	43

World Cup North American League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Grand Prix Freestyle	2019/2020	Wellington, FL, USA
7	Grand Prix Freestyle	2019/2020	Wellington, FL, USA
EL	Grand Prix Freestyle	2020/2021	Wellington, FL, USA

Legend
GP - Grand Prix, NS - Not Started, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Nickname:

Peter (Facebook profile, 04 Mar 2020)

Hobbies:

Golf. (Instagram profile, 08 Nov 2020)

Occupation:

Director

Education:

Political Science - Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA

Languages spoken:

English, Korean

Coach:

Hubertus Schmidt, GER

Sporting relatives:

His father Kim Seung-Yeon has served as chairman of the Hanwha Group business conglomerate in the Republic of Korea. (theinvestor.co.kr, 06 Jan 2017; inews24.com, 29 Oct 2020)

National team:

2006 (galleria.co.kr, 22 Jul 2013)

Start:

He began riding at age three, and took up equestrian sport in 2001. (sportschosun.com, 04 Dec 2006; kgnews.co.kr, 11 Jul 2021)

Reason:

He was encouraged to try the sport by his grandfather, who also enjoyed riding. (lady.khan.co.kr, 01 Jan 2007)

Ambition:

To finish in the top 20 at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to win gold at an Olympic Games. (sports.naver.com, 02 Jul 2021)

Hero:

German equestrian rider and coach Hubertus Schmidt. (Asiad Daily, 19 Sep 2014)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT AND RETURN
He announced his retirement from the sport in February 2020 after competing at the 2020 Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, FL, United States of America. However, he returned to the sport in around early 2021. (dressage-news.com, 03 Mar 2020; inews24.com, 29 Oct 2020; news.jtbc.joins.com, 18 Jan 2021)

OLYMPIC WITHDRAWAL
He withdrew from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in order to attend his grandmother's funeral in the Republic of Korea. (yonhapnews.co.kr, 11 Aug 2016)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has worked as an executive board member of Hanwha Hotels and Resorts, and served as a director of the Royal Saddle Equestrian Society in the Republic of Korea. In 2020 he was appointed president of the Korea Student Equestrian Federation. (kgnews.co.kr, 11 Jul 2021; sports naver.com, 02 Jul 2021)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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