Facts:   - weight: 75 kg lb 0 on    - height: 1.82 0 on      - strokes: freestyle , backstroke    - birth date: 3 february 1979    - name: kim min-suk    - birth place: seoul , south korea   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kim min-suk -lrb- swimmer -rrb- .
kim min-suk -lrb- also `` kim min-seok '' , ; born february 3 , 1979 in seoul -rrb- is a retired south korean swimmer , who specialized in sprint freestyle and backstroke events .he is a two-time olympian -lrb- 1996 and 2000 -rrb- , and a double medalist at the 2002 asian games in busan .kim made his official debut , as a 17-year-old , at the 1996 summer olympics in atlanta .he failed to reach the top 16 final in the 100 m backstroke , finishing in thirty-ninth place with a time of 58.43 .he also placed fifteenth as a member of the south korean team in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay -lrb- 7:45.98 -rrb- , and seventeenth in the 4 × 100 m medley relay -lrb- 3:50.84 -rrb- .at the 2000 summer olympics in sydney , kim decided to experiment with the sprint freestyle , competing only in two swimming events .he posted fina b-standards of 22.99 -lrb- 50 m freestyle -rrb- and 51.14 -lrb- 100 m freestyle -rrb- from the dong-a swimming tournament in ulsan .in the 100 m freestyle , kim placed twenty-fourth on the morning 's prelims .swimming in heat six , he picked up a second spot by 0.21 of a second behind winner peter mankoč of slovenia in a lifetime best of 50.49 .two days later , in the 50 m freestyle , kim missed the semifinals by a small fraction of 0.02 seconds , finishing a tie with china 's jiang chengji in a south korean record of 22.82 .when his nation hosted the 2002 asian games in busan , kim won a total of two medals , one gold and one bronze .in the 50 m freestyle , kim was delighted and overwhelmed by the home crowd , as he shared a gold medal with uzbekistan 's ravil nachaev in a matching time of 22.86 , just 0.04 seconds outside his record from sydney two years before .he also captured a bronze , along with his teammates sung min , han kyu-chul , and ko yun-ho , in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay -lrb- 3:23.58 -rrb- .