She won a bronze medal at the +78 kg category of the 2006 Asian Games.

[2] She beat Nihel Cheikh Rouhou in the quarterfinal, before losing to Tong Wen in the semifinal.

Because Tong reached the final, Kim entered the repechage, where she beat Tea Donguzashvili and Samah Ramadan, before losing her bronze medal match to Lucija Polavder.

[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kim lost her first match to Gulzhan Isanova.

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