Kim started garnering attention in May 1982 when he won the light welterweight silver medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championship held in Munich, West Germany.

In July 1982, he won the gold medal at the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships with an RSC-2 win over future Olympic silver medalist Dhawee Umponmaha in the final.

In the tourney, he easily advanced to the quarterfinals and went on to face Jerry Page of United States.

After retirement, Kim earned a master's degree at Korea National Sport University.

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