Kim Cheol-min
Kim Cheol-min is a South Korean speed skater.
Career
Short track career
Kim started short track speed skating as a child. In 2010, Kim was selected for the South Korea national [short track team|South Korean national short track speed skating team] to compete in the 2010-11 ISU [Short Track Speed Skating World Cup] series, where he won gold in the 1500 metres at the fourth race in Shanghai and had two podium finishes as part of the relay team. In March 2011, Kim won the gold medal at the World Short [Track Speed Skating Team Championships|World Team Championships] held in Warsaw, alongside overall world champions Noh Jin-kyu and Lee Ho-suk.Long track career
In early 2011, Kim turned to long track speed skating. After winning two medals at the 2012 World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Obihiro, Kim was selected as a member of the South Korean national speed skating team for the 2012-13 season. He captured silver in the 2013 [World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Men's team pursuit|team pursuit] race at the 2013 World Single Distance Championships, alongside 2010 Olympic champion Lee Seung-hoon and Joo Hyong-jun.2014 Winter Olympics
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Kim first competed on February 8, 2014 in the Speed skating at the 2014 [Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres|5000 metres]. In the 5000 m, Kim finished 24th among 26 skaters in 6:37.28.The South Korean pursuit team for the 2014 Olympics consisted of Kim, Lee Seung-hoon and Joo Hyong-jun. South Korea eliminated Russia in the quarterfinal, which advanced them to face reigning Olympic Champion Canada in the semifinal. South Korea then beat the Canadian team by 2.96 seconds, with a final time of 3:42.32. The South Korean team eventually won the silver medal, defeated by the Netherlands in the gold medal final by 3.14 seconds, with a final time of 3:40.85.