Kim Jong-su ( or ; born January 1, 1977) is a North Korean sport shooter.
He won the bronze medal in the 50 metre pistol competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens.
Doping disqualification at the 2008 Olympics Kim competed in the 10 metre air pistol event during the 2008 Olympics on August 9, where he came third in the qualification round, with 584 points, and again third in the final round, with 683.0 points, initially earning a bronze medal. Three days later, he then competed in the 50 metre pistol event, where he scored 563 and 660.2 points for qualification and final rounds respectively, thus earning a silver medal.
Propranolol doping On August 15, 2008, three days after Kim won his third Olympic medal, the International Olympic Committee announced that he had tested positive for the banned substance propranolol during a doping test. Propranolol is a beta blocker that is mainly used to treat hypertension, but also prevents trembling. Kim was stripped of his two medals from the 2008 Summer Olympics, making Kim the second athlete, and first medal winning athlete, to test positive for a banned substance at the 2008 Olympic Games. In the 10 metre air pistol, the bronze medal went to Jason Turner of the United States. In the 50 metre pistol, the silver medal went to Tan Zongliang of China, and the bronze medal went to Vladimir Isakov of Russia.
Media response within North Korea While media outside North Korea reported on Kim's disqualification, the Korean Central News Agency did not report on the incident.KCNA - DPRK Players Prove Successful at Olympiad 15 August 2008 On August 15, the day when Kim Jong-su officially had his medals revoked, the KCNA reported:
Kim Jong Su placed second in the men's 50 metre free pistol and third in the men's 10 meter air pistol.
No news reports since August 15 have mention of Kim's disqualification.
Performance timelines 50 metre pistol 20042005200620072008Olympic Games Bronze564+93.7Not heldDQWorld ChampionshipsNot held5th565+95.2Not heldAsian Games/ChampionshipsNot held14th547Not heldWorld Cup 1—6th565+91.1——World Cup 2———5th564+98.1World Cup 326th556—19th556—World Cup 4————World Cup FinalNQNQNQNQ
25 metre center-fire pistol 20042005200620072008World ChampionshipsNot held32nd575Not heldAsian Games/ChampionshipsNot held582Not held
25 metre standard pistol 20042005200620072008World ChampionshipsNot held Silver575Not heldAsian Games/ChampionshipsNot held570Not held
10 metre air pistol 20042005200620072008Olympic Games8th582+99.2Not heldDQWorld ChampionshipsNot held14th580Not heldAsian Games/Championships—580+100.2—World Cup 1— Silver585+99.5—World Cup 2——— Bronze583+99.0World Cup 310th584—13th582—World Cup 4————World Cup FinalNQNQNQNQ
Kim has not appeared in the Olympics since 2008 and last appeared in competition in 2010 during the Asian Games.
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