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Kim Dong-seon poses after breaking the Korean record in a contest in Florida. (Hanwha Group) |
Kim Dong-seon, gold medalist of team equestrian dressage at the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010, broke the record for Korean contestants at the WC Sunshine Challenge/World Dressage Masters in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Kim, third son of Hanwha Group chairman Kim Seung-youn, scored 65.022 points in the grand prix special of WC Sunshin Challenge held Jan. 26-29, placing third.
Kim broke the Korean record set by Suh Jung-kyun in 1988.
Kim had placed fourth with a score of 64.689 points in the GCDA Opener Festival grand prix special earlier this month in West Palm Beach.
Korea belongs to Group G with other Asian and Oceanian countries for equestrian qualification to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
By Kim So-hyun
(
sophie@heraldcorp.com)
