Kim Hyun-Ki
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Kim Hyun-Ki is a South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n ski jumper who has competed since 1998.

Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the team large hill event at Salt Lake City in 2002
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

 while his best individual finish was 31st in the indiivdual large hill event at those same games.

Kim's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...

 was tenth in the team normal hill event at Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide...

 in 2005 while his best individual finish was 38th in the individual normal hill at those same games. He finished 30th in the individual event of the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2006
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2006
The FIS Ski-Flying World Ski Championships 2006 took place on 12-15 January 2006 in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria for the fourth time. Bad Mitterndorf hosted the championships previously in 1975, 1986, and 1996...

 in Kulm
Kulm
The name Kulm is a German language toponym which is derived from the Latin culmen, meaning hill. It may be used as follows:-Places:Austria* Kulm bei Weiz, a municipality in Styria* Kulm am Zirbitz, a municipality in Styria...

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Kim's best individual World Cup finish was 21st in a large hill event in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

in 2006. He has two individual victories in lesser events from 2009.
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