Kim Jong-shin



Kim Jong-Shin (born May 17, 1970, in Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province) is a retired South Korean freestyle wrestler.

Kim first garnered attention in the 1988 World Junior Wrestling Championships, held in Wolfurt, Austria, where he won the gold medal in the freestyle 50 kg class. Next year, he captured the gold medal at the 1989 World Wrestling Championships, held in Martigny, Switzerland, defeating future Olympic champion Li Hak-Son of North Korea 4–2 in the final match.

Kim currently runs his own sambo gym in Seoul.