Toby Dawson is an American

United States

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 mogul skier. He won a bronze medal

Bronze medal

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 at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

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. Toby Dawson is a featured athlete on the sports medicine show Athlete 360

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Early life

Dawson was born in Busan, South Korea as Kim Bong-seok.

When he was three, then-Kim Bong-seok was at a crowded Jungang market in Beomil-dong, Dong-gu, Busan with his mother and went missing. His father went through many orphanages in the area for days, and his son was nowhere to be found.

A couple from Vail, Colorado

Vail, Colorado

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, who were ski instructors, adopted Kim Bong-seok and he was renamed Toby Dawson.

Reunion with Father

A man from Busan, Kim Jae-su (Korean: 김재수), saw Dawson's image in the media; Kim had a missing son of Dawson's age, a DNA test has proven that Jae-su is indeed Dawson's biological father. Dawson and Kim met in Seoul for the first time on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, along with Kim's younger son. Dawson has stated his intent to start a foundation, named after his birth name, to prevent such cases in the future.
After the reunion, Kim, Dawson, and his biological younger brother had lunch.

He is a PR ambassador for Korea National Tourism Organization and the 2014, 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games Bid Committee.

Marriage

Dawson got married in Korea on May 24, 2007.

Dawson and his wife were featured on the WE TV show "Platinum Weddings" which premiered on June 24, 2007.

External links

• Toby's U.S. Olympic Team bio ... with two photo galleries
• Korean Claims to Be Biological Father of US Olympic Medalist