Kintarō Ōki
Zainichi Korean wrestler (1929–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the South Korean professional wrestler. For the North Korean amateur wrestler, see Kim Il (wrestler).
Kim Tae-sik[citation needed] (February 24, 1929 – October 26, 2006) was a South Korean professional wrestler and ssireum player, better known by the ring names Kintarō Ōki (Japanese: 大木金太郎) and Kim Il (Korean: 김일; Hanja: 金一). His professional wrestling career spanned from the late-1950s to the early-1980s.[2]
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Kintarō Ōki | |
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Birth name | Kim Tae-sik |
Born | (1929-02-24)February 24, 1929 Goheung, Zenranan-dō (South Jeolla Province), Korea, Empire of Japan |
Died | October 26, 2006(2006-10-26) (aged 77) Seoul, South Korea |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Kim Il Kintarō Kongo Kintarō Ōki Tetsurō Sato |
Billed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
Billed weight | 120 kg (265 lb)[1] |
Trained by | Rikidōzan[1] Mr. Moto[1] Yoshino Sato[1] |
Debut | November 1959[1] |
Retired | 1982[1] |
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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.