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{{short description|North Korean sport shooter (born 1977)}}
{{other people}}
{{family name hatnote|Kim||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox Korean name/auto
|hangul=%김정수
|hanja=金正秀
}}
{{MedalTableTop|medals=
{{Medal|Sport | Men's [[Shooting sports|shooting]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{PRK}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Shooting at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol|50&nbsp;m pistol]]}}
{{Medal|Disqualified | {{nowrap|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]}}<ref name="cbc">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/2-more-athletes-fail-doping-tests-1.762187 |title=2 more athletes fail doping tests |work=CBC News |date=August 15, 2008}}</ref>| {{nowrap|[[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol|10 m air pistol]]}}}}
{{Medal|Disqualified | [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]<ref name="cbc" /> | [[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol|50 m pistol]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold | [[1998 Asian Games|1998 Bangkok]]|[[Shooting at the 1998 Asian Games|50 m pistol team]]}}
{{Medal|Silver | [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Shooting at the 2006 Asian Games|10 m air pistol]]}}
{{Medal|Silver | [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Shooting at the 2006 Asian Games|50 m pistol team]]}}
{{Medal|Silver | [[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Shooting at the 2010 Asian Games|25 m standard pistol]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[1998 Asian Games|1998 Bangkok]]|[[Shooting at the 1998 Asian Games|50 m pistol]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|[[Shooting at the 2002 Asian Games|50 m pistol team]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]]|[[Shooting at the 2002 Asian Games|50 m pistol]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Shooting at the 2006 Asian Games|50 m pistol]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze | [[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Shooting at the 2010 Asian Games|25 m standard pistol team]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze | {{nowrap|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]}}|{{nowrap|[[Shooting at the 2010 Asian Games|25 m center fire pistol team]]}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Shooting Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 Asian Shooting Championships|2007 Kuwait City]]|25 m center fire pistol team}}
{{MedalGold|2007 Kuwait City|25 m standard pistol team}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 Kuwait City|25 m standard pistol}}
{{MedalBronze|2007 Kuwait City|10 m air pistol}}
{{MedalBronze|2007 Kuwait City|25 m center fire pistol}}
}}

'''Kim Jong-su''' ({{IPA|ko|kim.dzʌŋ.su}} or {{IPA|ko|kim|}} {{IPA|ko|tsʌŋ.su|}}; born January 1, 1977)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/242845.shtml |title=Athlete Biography: KIM Jong Su |website=Beijing2008.cn |publisher=[[The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615171538/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/242845.shtml |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |access-date=}}</ref> is a [[North Korea]]n [[sport shooting|sport shooter]].

He won the bronze medal in the [[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol|50 metre pistol competition]] at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens.

==Doping disqualification at the 2008 Olympics==
Kim competed in the [[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol|10 metre air pistol event]] during the 2008 Olympics on August 9, where he came third in the qualification round, with 584 points, and again third in the final round, with 683.0 points, initially earning a bronze medal. Three days later, he then competed in the [[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol|50 metre pistol event]], where he scored 563 and 660.2 points for qualification and final rounds respectively, thus earning a silver medal.

===Propranolol doping===
On August 15, 2008, three days after Kim won his third Olympic medal, the [[International Olympic Committee]] announced that he had tested positive for the banned substance [[propranolol]] during a doping test. Propranolol is a [[beta blocker]] that is mainly used to treat [[hypertension]], but also prevents [[trembling]]. Kim was [[List of stripped Olympic medals|stripped of his two medals]] from the 2008 Summer Olympics, making Kim the second athlete, and first medal winning athlete, to test positive for a banned substance at the 2008 Olympic Games. In the 10 metre air pistol, the bronze medal went to [[Jason Turner (sport shooter)|Jason Turner]] of the [[United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics|United States]]. In the 50 metre pistol, the silver medal went to [[Tan Zongliang]] of [[China at the 2008 Summer Olympics|China]], and the bronze medal went to [[Vladimir Isakov]] of [[Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Russia]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7562384.stm |title=Two more athletes fail dope tests |date=August 15, 2008 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/aug/15/olympics2008.drugsinsport |title=Olympics: Korean double medallist expelled for drug use |date=August 15, 2008 |first=Matt |last=Scott |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

===Media response within North Korea===
While media outside North Korea reported on Kim's disqualification, the [[Korean Central News Agency]] did not report on the incident.<ref name=kcna>[http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200808/news08/15.htm#7 KCNA - DPRK Players Prove Successful at Olympiad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012065425/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2008/200808/news08/15.htm |date=October 12, 2014 }} 15 August 2008</ref> On August 15, the day when Kim Jong-su officially had his medals revoked, the KCNA reported:

<blockquote>
Kim Jong Su placed second in the men's 50 metre free pistol and third in the men's 10 meter air pistol.<ref name=kcna/>
</blockquote>

No news reports since August 15 have mention of Kim's disqualification.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

== Performance timelines ==
=== 50 metre pistol ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center"
|-
!
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Olympic Games
|style="background: #ccffcc"|{{Bronze3}} [[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol|Bronze]]<br/>564+93.7
|colspan=3 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|[[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol|DQ]]
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Championships
|colspan=2 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|style="background: #ccffcc"|[[2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships#Men 2|5th]]<br/>565+95.2
|colspan=2 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Asian Games/Championships
|
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|
|14th<br/>547
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 1
|
|—
|style="background: #ccffcc"|[[2006 ISSF World Cup|6th]]<br/>565+91.1
|—
|—
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 2
|
|—
|—
|—
|style="background: #ccffcc"|[[2008 ISSF World Cup|5th]]<br/>564+98.1
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 3
|
|[[2005 ISSF World Cup|26th]]<br/>556
|—
|[[2007 ISSF World Cup|19th]]<br/>556
|—
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 4
|
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup Final
|
|NQ
|NQ
|NQ
|NQ
|}

=== 25 metre center-fire pistol ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center"
|-
!
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Championships
|colspan=2 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|[[2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships#Men 2|32nd]]<br/>575
|colspan=2 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Asian Games/Championships
|
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|
|{{Bronze medal}}<br/>582
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|}

=== 25 metre standard pistol ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center"
|-
!
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Championships
|colspan=2 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|{{Silver2}} [[2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships#Men 2|Silver]]<br/>575
|colspan=2 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Asian Games/Championships
|
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|
|{{Silver medal}}<br/>570
|style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|}

=== 10 metre air pistol ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center"
|-
!
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Olympic Games
|style="background: #ccffcc"|[[Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre air pistol|8th]]<br/>582+99.2
|colspan=3 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|[[Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol|DQ]]
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Championships
|colspan=2 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|[[2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships#Men 2|14th]]<br/>580
|colspan=2 style="color: #cccccc"|Not held
|-
|style="text-align: left"|Asian Games/Championships
|
|—
|
|style="background: #ccffcc"|{{Bronze medal}}<br/>580+100.2
|—
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 1
|
|—
|style="background: #ccffcc"|{{Silver2}} [[2006 ISSF World Cup|Silver]]<br/>585+99.5
|—
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 2
|
|—
|—
|—
|style="background: #ccffcc"|{{Bronze3}} [[2008 ISSF World Cup|Bronze]]<br/>583+99.0
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 3
|
|[[2005 ISSF World Cup|10th]]<br/>584
|—
|[[2007 ISSF World Cup|13th]]<br/>582
|—
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup 4
|
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|style="text-align: left"|World Cup Final
|
|NQ
|NQ
|NQ
|NQ
|}

Kim has not appeared in the Olympics since 2008 and last appeared in competition in 2010 during the Asian Games.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{SR/Olympics|ki/kim-jong-su-2|Kim Jong-Su}}
* {{databaseOlympics|KIMJON03|archive=20060518101108}}

{{Asian Games Champions Shooting 25 m Center Fire Pistol Men}}

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