Achievements She won one Gold medal and one Bronze medal from the Olympics. She is the 1992 Overall World Champion for Short-track speed skating, and is the first Woman from South of Korea to have become one. Two years later she was a member of the Korean relay team which won the gold medal in the 3000 m relay event. In the 1000 m discipline she won the bronze medal and in the 500 m competition she finished fifth. Kim retired soon after 1997 Winter Universiade, where she won Gold medal for 1000m Short-track speed skating.