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The Olympic Spirit
About
Esther Kim
Esther Kim is one of the daughters of Master Kim. She attended the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia representing the United States. She attended as a special guest of the President of the International Olympic Committee. She received that invitation because she exhibited the true Olympic spirit by yielding her spot to her lifelong friend and competitor Kay Poe. This exhibition of Olympic spirit resulted in appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the NBC Today Show, and a CBS 48 Hours segment. She also appeared on many local network programs. She was written about in many print publications, including The Boston Globe, The New York Times, USA Today, and The Houston Chronicle. Magazine articles appeared in People, Cosmo Girl, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN Magazine.
Esther Kim brings this spirit of life and TaeKwonDo to all who come across her path. A few of her many awards (too many to list) are Bronze Medal at World University Championships in 1998 and 2000. She was the US National Champion in the fin weight division in 2000. She was also the Texas State Champion at many levels in many years.
Competition Record
up to the Olympics:
2000 Collegiate Team Trials (Fin): GOLD
2000 Olympic Qualifying Tour. #2 (Fly): GOLD
2000 World University Championships (Fin): BRONZE
2000 US Olympic Team Trials (Fly): SILVER
2000 US National Team Trials (Fin): GOLD
1999 US National Championships (Fly): SILVER
1999 US National Team Trials (Fly): SILVER
1999 National Collegiate Championships (Fin): GOLD
1998 US National Championships (Fly): BRONZE
1998 US National Team Trials (Fly): BRONZE
1998 National Collegiate Championships (Fly): SILVER
1998 National Collegiate Team Trials (Fly): GOLD
1998 World University Championships (Fly): BRONZE
1996 Junior Olympics (Bantam): GOLD
1994 Junior Olympics (Fly): GOLD
1993 Junior Olympics (Fin): SILVER
*** See USA Taekwondo page.
