Kim Won-tak

Kim Won-tak
	Kim Won-Tak, Chong Son-man (teacher) und Son Mi-jong (dance student) during the lighting of the 1988 Summer Olympic cauldron
Personal information
Born	July 21, 1964
Sport
Sport	Marathon running
Medal record
Representing South Korea
Asian Games

Kim Won-Tak (born July 21, 1964) is a South Korean long-distance runner who competed in the late 1980s.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Biography

He is best known for his role at the opening ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, when he shared the lighting of the Olympic Flame with fellow South Koreans Chung Sun-Man and Sohn Kee-Chung.

Kim also competed in those same games, finishing 18th in the men's marathon event.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Korea
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	18th	Marathon	2:15:44
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	19th	Marathon	2:21:16

References

↑ "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리". NAVER Newslibrary. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
↑ ""해냈구나"…고향제주 축제분위기/김원탁선수 북경마라톤우승에 환호성". 한국일보 (in Korean). 1990-10-01. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
↑ 기자, 좌승훈 (2003-10-26). ""영광의 마침표는 내가 찍는다"". 제주투데이 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2025-07-16.

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Won-tak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

External links

Kim Won-tak at World Athletics

Kim Won-tak at Tilastopaja (registration required)

Kim Won-tak at Olympedia

Kim Won-tak at InterSportStats

[1] "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리". NAVER Newslibrary. Retrieved 2025-07-16.

[2] ""해냈구나"…고향제주 축제분위기/김원탁선수 북경마라톤우승에 환호성". 한국일보 (in Korean). 1990-10-01. Retrieved 2025-07-16.

[3] 기자, 좌승훈 (2003-10-26). ""영광의 마침표는 내가 찍는다"". 제주투데이 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2025-07-16.

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