Korean equestrian figure dies
Retired Korean FEI jumping in addition to dressage guess General Johnson Kim has died at the historic menstruation of 85.
General Kim was born inwards 1927 in addition to his interest inwards equestrian sport dates dorsum to his schoolhouse years when he won diverse national competitions. After graduating from Korea University, he joined the national armed services university to stimulate for the 1952 Olympic Games exactly was prevented from doing in addition to then past times the Korean War.
Until his retirement from the FEI inwards 1997, General Kim was an FEI official international guess inwards jumping, an international guess inwards dressage, an international candidate guess inwards eventing every bit good every bit an international course of written report designer inwards jumping. He served every bit chef d’équipe to the Korean squad at several major international events, including the 1984 Olympic Games inwards Los Angeles. He was fellow member of the soil jury for jumping at the 1988 Olympic Games inwards his abode metropolis of Seoul in addition to besides acted every bit the course of written report designer for the equestrian component of modern pentathlon at the same Games.
General Kim translated the FEI Rules for Jumping Events into Korean in addition to betwixt 1970 in addition to 1984 represented his province at numerous FEI General Assemblies.
“General Kim was a homo ahead of his time,” FEI Director of Jumping John Roche said.
“The welfare of the athletes was of bully importance to him in addition to he proposed that armed services riders should vesture protective headgear inwards contest over xx years ago.”
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