Kim Byung-Chan also written as Kim Byeong-Chan (Korean김병찬, 27 December 1970 – 25 June 2015) was a South Korean male weightlifter, who competed in the middleweight and middle heavyweight class, representing South Korea at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1991 World Weightlifting Championships in the 90 kg category. He participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics and at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the 90 kg event.[2] He won the gold medal at the 1990 Asian Games in the Middle-Heavyweight class.

Kim Byung-Chan
Personal information
Born(1970-12-27)27 December 1970
Died25 June 2015(2015-06-25) (aged 44)[1]
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country South Korea
SportWeightlifting
Weight class90 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Budapest 90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Donaueschingen 90 kg
Updated on 7 October 2016

References

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  1. ^ Kim Byung-chan's obituary (in Korean)
  2. ^ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Kim Byung-Chan" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 126–146. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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