Shim Kwon-ho, a 52-year-old single, surprising update at his student's house, "The fact that you don't look good..."
Aug 24, 2025
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Yoon Hee-sung, a student, said in his personal account on the 23rd that he is living like a family with his teacher" along with a photo of Shim Kwon-ho's recent appearance.
In the picture, Shim Kwon-ho is seen smiling with a spoon and chopsticks in front of a table filled with a meal.
On the reason why he disclosed Shim Kwon-ho's recent status, Yoon Hee-sung said, `There are a lot of rumors circulating on the Internet that don't make sense"With the support of my teacher, Shim Kwon-ho, Yoon Hee-sung alone, it is several times and dozens of times more than what the country takes care of." He explained, "I'm not having a hard time financially, I can't be struggling, and I'm doing well."
With Shim Kwon-ho's face having lost weight and increased wrinkles, he said, `There are many reasons why you don't look good, but I'd appreciate it if you could think of it as a sign of the honor of training harder than anyone else in the past," he said.
Meanwhile, Shim Kwon-ho emerged as a star after being selected for the national team in 1993 and winning a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Later, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he won both the 48kg and 52kg divisions, becoming the world's first two-weight grand slams, and was called a living legend of Korean wrestling.
Shim Kwon-ho has drawn attention in the past by saying that the total pension he has received so far exceeds 1 billion won and that he owns two buildings under his name.
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