Kim Taek-soo

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Taek-Soo (Korean: 김택수; Hanja: 金擇洙, born May 25, 1970) is a former table tennis player from South Korea.^[1] He used a one-sided penhold style, compared to the newer style of reverse-backhand looping that has become the Chinese penhold standard.

Kim Taek-Soo
Kim Taek-Soo
Personal information
Full name	KIM Taek Soo
Nationality	South Korea
Born	(1970-05-25) 25 May 1970 (age 55)
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Singles 1992 Barcelona Doubles World Championships 1991 Chiba City Singles 1993 Gothenburg Doubles 1995 Tianjin Team 1997 Manchester Team 1999 Eindhoven Doubles 2001 Osaka Doubles 2001 Osaka Team 2003 Paris Doubles 2004 Doha Team World Cup 1990 Seoul Doubles 1992 Las Vegas Doubles 1995 Atlanta Team 1992 Ho Chi Minh City Singles 1998 Shantou Singles 2000 Yangzhou Singles Asian Championships 1996 Kallang Team 1990 Kuala Lumpur Mixed Doubles 1996 Kallang Doubles 1998 Osaka Team 2000 Doha Singles 2000 Doha Mixed Doubles 1990 Kuala Lumpur Singles 1996 Kallang Singles 1996 Kallang Mixed Doubles 1998 Osaka Doubles

In 2010, it was announced that Taek-Soo would succeed Yoo Nam-Kyu as head coach of South Korea's national table tennis team, with the date of the change unknown.

He married archer Kim Jo-sun in 2000.^[2]