Kim Min-Seok

Table tennis hides a brutal intensity behind its small table, which is exactly why Kim Min-Seok earns my respect. Climbing to a career-high world ranking of 15 in 2014 and medaling at the World Championships puts him among an elite few who can survive that blur of speed and spin. As a member of South Korea's national team, he carried real pressure in one of the sport's deepest talent pools. There is not much public detail about him, but I am always more intrigued by the quiet competitors who grind their way near the summit without fanfare. The numbers carry the weight of countless hours.

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Name (English)

Kim Min-Seok

Name (Japanese)

金珉鉐

Reading

きむ・みんそく

Born

February 25, 1992 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Monkey

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

table tennis player

University

Kunsan National University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Min-seok%20(table%20tennis)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E7%8F%89%E9%89%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6409162

Tags

• table tennis player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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