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Kim Un Guk
Kim Un Guk (김은국), born 1988 in Pyongyang, is a North Korean weightlifter, Olympic 62 kg champion at London 2012 (327 kg total world record) and holder of the 154 kg snatch world record set at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.
Kim Won Gi
Kim Won Gi (김원기, 1962-2017), South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler; won 1984 Los Angeles Olympic featherweight gold, Korea's first gold there; 1988 flagbearer; distinct from runner Kim Wan-Gi and judoka Kim Won-Jin.
Kim Ye Jin
Kim Ye Jin (김예진), born 1999 in Seoul, is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the women's 3,000 m relay at PyeongChang 2018 and at the 2018 Montréal Worlds; distinct from the handball, basketball, and shooting athletes of similar name.
Kim Ye-ji (김예지) (sport shooter)
Kim Ye-ji (김예지), born 1992, South Korean pistol shooter; Paris 2024 silver in 10m air pistol, 2024 Baku World Cup 25m pistol gold with world record; viral 'assassin' fame, BBC 100 Women 2024, later acting and motherhood break.
Kim Yeon-koung (김연경)
Kim Yeon-koung (김연경, born 1988), South Korean outside hitter and national team captain; London 2012 Olympic MVP with a record 207 points; played in Korea, Japan, Turkey, China; later AVC ambassador and KYK Foundation founder.
Kim Yeong Ho
Kim Yeong Ho (김영호, born 1971, Nonsan) is a South Korean foil fencer; Olympic gold medalist in men's individual foil at Sydney 2000, with World Championship and Asian Games medals.
Kim Yeong Nam
Kim Yeong Nam (김영남) names two South Korean Olympians: a Greco-Roman wrestler, born 1960, who won 1988 Seoul welterweight gold, and a diver who medaled at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Asian Games.
Kim Yu Jin
Kim Yu Jin (김유진), born 2000, South Korean taekwondo fighter in women's -57 kg; won gold at Paris 2024 Olympics as world No. 24, fourth Korean champion in the class, silver at 2025 Worlds.
Kim Yun Mi
Kim Yun Mi (김윤미, 金潤美), born 1980, Seoul, is a retired South Korean short track speed skater, youngest Winter Olympic champion at 13 years 85 days, and double 3,000 m relay gold medallist (1994, 1998); distinct from namesake 2004 table tennis and field hockey Olympians.
Kimber Lee
Kimber Lee (Kimberly Ann Green, née Frankele, born 1990) is a retired American professional wrestler, first female CHIKARA Grand Champion, WWE's Abbey Laith, and an Impact Wrestling alumna.
Kimberly Jackson
Kimberly Jackson, also called Kimberly, is a Street Fighter 6 playable character announced at Evo 2022: an African-American Bushinryu ninja, Guy's student, who fights with spray cans, a Walkman, and 1980s pop-culture flair.
Kimberly Page
Kimberly Page (Kimberly Lynne Bacon, born 1970, Chicago) is an American former WCW valet and dancer, Diamond Dallas Page's valet and wife, and founder-leader of the Nitro Girls (1997–1999), later a film actress.
Kimbo Slice
Kimbo Slice (Kevin Ferguson, 1974-2016), Bahamian-born Miami street fighter turned MMA heavyweight; YouTube brawling fame, EliteXC on CBS, UFC TUF 10, Bellator; 5-2 record; died of congestive heart failure at 42.
Kimi Räikkönen
Kimi Räikkönen (Kimi Matias Räikkönen), Finnish F1 driver, the Iceman; 2007 World Champion with Ferrari by one point; 349 record starts, 21 wins, 103 podiums; raced Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus, Alfa Romeo.
Kimia Alizadeh
Kimia Alizadeh (کیمیا علیزاده زنوزی), born 1998 in Karaj, Iran, is a taekwondo athlete, first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal (Rio 2016 bronze), who defected in 2020, competed for the Refugee Team in Tokyo, and won bronze for Bulgaria at Paris 2024.
Kimo Leopoldo
Kimo Leopoldo, German-born Hawaiian heavyweight MMA fighter, 10-7-1 pro, 2-4 UFC; famous for pushing Royce Gracie at UFC 3 (1994), beat Tank Abbott at UFC 43, retired 2005.
Kincsem
Kincsem (1874–1887), Hungarian Thoroughbred mare by Cambuscan out of Waternymph, unbeaten in all 54 starts 1876–79 for owner-breeder Ernő Blaskovich; trained by Robert Hesp, won Goodwood Cup and three Grosser Preis von Baden; not the Kincsem Park track itself.
Kind Butler III
Kind Butler III (born 1988 or 1989) is an American sprinter, Indiana University alum, and 2014 World Indoor 4x400m relay gold medalist; the US team's 3:02.13 in Sopot set a world indoor record, with Butler running 45.41 on the third leg.
Kinect
Kinect (code name Project Natal) is Microsoft's motion-sensing peripheral for Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Windows, using PrimeSense infrared depth sensing, 20-joint skeletal tracking, and voice control; about 35 million sold, discontinued 2017.
King (chess)
King (chess): the royal piece, one per side, moving one square any direction plus castling; checkmate of the king wins. From chaturanga via Persian shatranj (shah, shah mat).
King (company)
King (King Digital Entertainment), founded Sweden 2003, is the mobile game maker behind Candy Crush Saga, Farm Heroes Saga, and Bubble Witch; acquired by Activision Blizzard in 2016 for $5.9 billion and part of Microsoft since 2023.
King (playing card)
King (playing card): highest court card in French-suited decks, one per suit; descended from the Mamluk malik, named after heroes in French tradition, and origin of the Suicide King of Hearts.
King (Tekken)
King (キング) is a jaguar-masked Mexican pro wrestler in Bandai Namco's Tekken series, present in every game since 1994, inspired by Tiger Mask and Fray Tormenta, known for the largest throw arsenal and chain throws.
King Abdullah Sports City (مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية)
King Abdullah Sports City (مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية), nicknamed The Shining Jewel, is a sports complex about 50 km north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, opened May 1, 2014; its 62,241-seat Alinma Stadium hosts Al-Ittihad, Al-Ahli, super cups, and 2034 World Cup plans.
King and pawn versus king endgame
King and pawn versus king (KPk) endgame, the basic chess pawn ending. Decided by key squares, opposition, the rule of the square, and the rook-pawn draw exception; fully solved by tablebases.
King and Queen of the Ring (2024)
King and Queen of the Ring (2024), WWE premium live event, May 25, 2024, Jeddah Superdome, Saudi Arabia; Gunther and Nia Jax won the tournaments, Cody Rhodes retained against Logan Paul, Liv Morgan won the Women's World Title.
King and Queen of the Ring (2026)
The 2026 King and Queen of the Ring were WWE tournaments (25th men's, 4th women's), June 1-27, 2026, won by Oba Femi and IYO SKY at Night of Champions in Riyadh, earning SummerSlam title matches.
King Baudouin Stadium
King Baudouin Stadium (Stade Roi Baudouin, Koning Boudewijnstadion), Belgium's largest stadium at 49,825 seats on Brussels' Heysel plateau; opened 1930 as the Centenary Stadium, site of the 1985 Heysel disaster, rebuilt 1995, now awaiting renovation.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 horse race run over a mile and four furlongs at Ascot in July, first run in 1951.
King George VI Chase
King George VI Chase, a Grade 1 three-mile steeplechase at Kempton Park run on Boxing Day since 1937; Kauto Star won it a record five times, Desert Orchid four; second leg of jumps Triple Crown before the Cheltenham Gold Cup.