BUI Kim - FIG Athlete Profile

Title

Lastname

BUI

Firstname

Kim

Gender

female

Country

Germany

Place of birth

Year of birth

1989 (37 y.o.)

Discipline(s)

Women's Artistic Gymnastics

Nickname

Kimi (deutsche-olympiamannschaft.de, 10 Aug 2016)

Education

Biology - University of Stuttgart: Germany

Spoken languages

English, German

International senior debut

2004

Injuries

In August 2019 she suffered from a calf strain, causing her to stop training on floor and vault. (bbheute.de, 08 Sep 2019)

In May 2015 she tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] and the medial collateral ligament [MCL] in her right knee. She made her comeback at the 2016 European Championships in Bern, Switzerland. (sport.de, 01 Jun 2016; intlgymnast.com, 05 Jun 2015)

In February 2010 she tore the ACL in her left knee. (intlgymnast.com, 05 Jun 2015)

Start sporting career

She began training at age four.

Awards

In June 2017 she was presented with the Flatow Medal by the German Gymnastics Federation. The honour is given to athletes who have demonstrated exemplary conduct and integrity. (fig-gymnastics.com, 07 Jun 2017)

She was named the 2014 German Female Gymnast of the Year. (deutsche-turnliga.de, 18 Feb 2015)

Additional information

RETIREMENT
She retired from competition after the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Germany. "I owe a lot to competitive sport and have experienced an incredible amount in my life through competitive sport. Now it's time to break new ground and to let new things into my life that I haven't had time for before. I'm really looking forward to this new but also unfamiliar chapter of life and at the same time I'm proud that I can bid farewell in front of my home crowd in Munich." (intlgymnast.com, 14 Sep 2022; Instagram profile, 03 Aug 2022)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in technical biology at the University of Stuttgart in Germany. (Instagram profile, 12 Apr 2020; enbw-dtbpokal.de, 27 Feb 2017)

HERITAGE
Her mother is from Vietnam and her father is from Lao People's Democratic Republic. (International Gymnast magazine, 01 Aug 2004)

Last update : 2024-07-22

Olympic Games

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

52.998

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

53.398

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.066

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.666

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.200

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

161.162

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

28.566

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.800

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.766

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

173.672

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

173.263

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.300

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.433

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.600

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

167.331

World Championships

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

169

Score Qualif.

40.866

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.200

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.000

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

161.897

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

143

Score Qualif.

40.699

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.066

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.133

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

159.428

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

161.071

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

135

Score Qualif.

14.233

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.233

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

53.765

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.966

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.833

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

154

Score Qualif.

11.833

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

216.969

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

52.999

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.500

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.133

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.533

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

168.479

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

221.163

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

50.475

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

54.175

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.850

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.225

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.275

Continental Championships

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

52.999

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

14.066

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.200

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.833

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.866

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

52.298

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

52.791

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.633

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.425

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

12.600

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.333

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

40.433

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

14.200

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.200

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

12.733

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

53.499

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

53.632

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

13.900

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.133

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.566

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.166

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

55.731

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

14.533

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.566

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.566

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.633

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

163.829

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

164.852

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

41.666

Vault

Rank Final

Score Final

13.766

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.966

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

14.400

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.500

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.200

Team

Rank Final

Score Final

166.796

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

166.695

World Cup qualifying for OG

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

14.100

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.833

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.500

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.366

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

14.000

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.900

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

11.466

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.033

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.200

World / Challenge Cup

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

52.166

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

54.199

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

World Cup qualifying for OG

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

14.033

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.133

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.000

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.133

World / Challenge Cup

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

53.632

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

14.500

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.550

Balance Beam

Rank Final

Score Final

12.150

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.050

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.550

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.350

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

56.665

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

All-Around

Rank Final

Score Final

53.032

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

Vault

Rank Final

Score Final

14.262

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.949

Uneven Bars

Rank Final

Score Final

14.125

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

14.200

Floor Exercise

Rank Final

Score Final

13.925

Rank Qualif.

Score Qualif.

13.533

2021 - Games of the XXXII Olympiad TOKYO (JPN)

2016 - Games of the XXXI Olympiad RIO DE JANEIRO (BRA)

2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad LONDON (GBR)

2019 - 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships STUTTGART (GER)

2018 - 48th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships DOHA (QAT)

2017 - 47th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships MONTREAL (CAN)

2014 - 45th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships NANNING (CHN)

2011 - 43rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships TOKYO (JPN)

2009 - 41st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships LONDON (GBR)

2022 - 2022 Senior European Championships MUNICH (GER)

2021 - 9th European Individual Championships BASEL (SUI)

2018 - 32nd Senior European Championships GLASGOW (GBR)

2017 - 7th European Individual Championships CLUJ NAPOCA (ROU)

2016 - 31st European Championships 2016 BERN (SUI)

2014 - European Championships 2014 SOFIA (BUL)

2019 - 44th Turnier der Meister FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup COTTBUS (GER)

2019 - FIG World Cup 2019 DOHA (QAT)

2019 - FIG EnBW DTB-Pokal All-Around World Cup 2019 STUTTGART (GER)

2019 - American Cup All-Around FIG World Cup 2019 GREENSBORO (USA)

2018 - 43rd Turnier der Meister FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup COTTBUS (GER)

2017 - AT&T American Cup Individual All-Around FIG World Cup 2017 NEWARK (USA)

2016 - World Challenge Cup 2016 SAO PAULO (BRA)

2014 - ENBW DTB World Cup 2014 C II STUTTGART (GER)

2014 - Tokyo Cup 2014 C II TOKYO (JPN)

2014 - 38th Turnier Der Meister World Challenge Cup 2014 COTTBUS (GER)

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