Kim Bo-Reum
Republic of Korea
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSKOR20602199301 | |
| NOC | Republic of Korea | |
| Born | 06 Feb 1993
in  Daegu | |
| Gender | Women |
| Occupation | Athlete | |
| Languages | Korean | |
| Higher education | Physical Education - Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 40.68 | 07 Mar 2015 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:17.99 | 14 Sep 2019 | Calgary |
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| 1500m | 1:56.12 | 16 Nov 2013 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 3000m | 4:03.85 | 09 Feb 2017 | Gangneung |
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| 5000m | 7:05.55 | 20 Nov 2015 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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| Olympic Games | Event | |||||
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Olympic Games
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| Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||||
| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| 1500m | 1 | |||||
| 3000m | 2 | |||||
| Team Pursuit | 2 | |||||
| Allround | 1 | |||||
| World Single Distances Championships | Event | |||||
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World Single Distances Championships
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| Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Team Pursuit | 1 | |||||
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/boreumzz/ |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Gangwon Provincial Office: Republic of Korea | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began skating in 2005 in Daegu, Republic of Korea. She originally took up short track before switching to speed skating in 2010. | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | She was encouraged to try the sport by her friends. She was also inspired by Korean speed skater Lee Seung-Hoon. Lee had switched from short track to speed skating and went on to win medals at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Her family. (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018) | |
| Hero / Idol | Czech speed skater Martina Sablikova. (ohmynews.com, 22 Dec 2012) | |
| Awards and honours | She received an Excellence Award at the 2017 Korean Women Sports Grand Awards. (sports.mk.co.kr, 13 Jul 2018) She was presented with the Best Athlete Award for the 2016/17 season by the Korea Skating Union [KSU]. (news.chosun.com, 17 Apr 2017) |
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| Injuries | Injury meant she was unable to compete in the selection trials for the Korean national team ahead of the 2022/23 season. (yna.co.kr, 10 Nov 2022) A back injury forced her to withdraw from the 2018 World Cup event in Heerenveen, Netherlands. (apsk.co.kr, 27 Dec 2018) She sustained a back injury in November 2017 but recovered in time to compete at the 2017 World Cup event in Calgary, AB, Canada. (pyeongchang2018.com, 04 Dec 2017) She tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in her knee during the 5000m at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. The injury continued to affect her ahead of the 2014/15 World Cup season. (sportsq.co.kr, 25 Nov 2014) |
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| Hobbies | Driving. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 5 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 5 | |||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | Mass Start | 5 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 6 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Single Distances Championships | 3000m | 6 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Single Distances Championships | 3000m | 7 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 8 | |||
| 2014 | Olympic Games | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 8 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Single Distances Championships | 3000m | 9 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Single Distances Championships | 1500m | 11 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Single Distances Championships | 3000m | 11 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 12 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 12 | |||
| 2014 | Olympic Games | 3000m | 13 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 18 | |||
| 2018 | Olympic Games | 3000m | 18 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Single Distances Championships | 3000m | 19 | |||
| 2014 | Olympic Games | 1500m | 21 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 24 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2018/2019 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup | Mass Start 15 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Tomakomai | Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Inzell | Mass Start 15 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Heerenveen | Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Kolomna | Mass Start 15 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Nagano | Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup Calgary, AB | Mass Start 16 Laps | 1 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup Heerenveen | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Four Continents Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Berlin | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Stavanger | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Salt Lake City, UT | Mass Start 16 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Astana | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 2 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup Heerenveen | Mass Start 15 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Harbin | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup Berlin | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Hamar | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Heerenveen | Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup Salt Lake City, UT | Mass Start 16 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup Astana | Mass Start 15 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Harbin | Mass Start 16 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Obihiro | Mass Start 16 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup Astana | Mass Start 16 Laps | 3 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 4 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup | Mass Start 15 Laps | 7 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | Overall | 7 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 8 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup | Overall | 9 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 10 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup | Mass Start | 10 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 11 | |||
| 2012/2013 | World Cup | 1500m | 13 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 14 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup | Mass Start 16 Laps | 15 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 16 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup | 1500m | 21 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup | 1500m | 22 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 25 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup | Overall | 26 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 27 | |||
| 2013/2014 | World Cup | 1500m | 27 | |||
| 2014/2015 | World Cup | Overall | 27 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | Overall | 30 | |||
| 2011/2012 | World Cup | Overall | 31 | |||
| 2016/2017 | World Cup | 1500m | 31 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 34 | |||
| 2017/2018 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 34 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 38 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup | 1500m | 39 | |||
| 2015/2016 | World Cup | 1500m | 40 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup | 3000/5000m | 42 | |||