Toby Dawson - Sport Stars
Summary
"Toby Dawson" (Korean: ???, "Kim Soo-cheol", born ???, "Kim Bong-seok" November 30, 1978 in Pusan, South Korea) is an American mogul skier. He won a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Early Life
Dawson was born in Pusan, South Korea as Kim Bong-seok.
When he was three, then-Kim Bong-seok was at a crowded market in Pusan with his mother and went missing. His father went through many orphanages in the area for days, and his son was nowhere to be found.
A couple from Vail, Colorado, who were ski instructors, adopted Kim Bong-seok and he was renamed Toby Dawson.
Reunion with Father
A man from Busan, Kim Jae-su (Korean: ???), saw Dawson's image in the media; Kim had a missing son of Dawson's age, a DNA test has proven that Jae-su is indeed Dawson's biological father. Dawson and Kim met in Seoul for the first time on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, along with Kim's younger son. (US skier meets South Korean dad) Dawson has stated his intent to start a foundation, named after his birth name, to prevent such cases in the future. ( Olympian reunites with biological father) http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news?slug=ap-skorea-dawsonsdad&prov=ap&type=lgns
After the reunion, Kim, Dawson, and his biological younger brother had lunch.
He is a PR ambassador for Korea National Tourism Organization and the 2014 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games Bid Committee. (American Athlete to Be Reunited With Korean Father)
Marriage
Dawson was married in a ceremony in Korea on May 24, 2007.http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/special_view.asp?newsIdx=3453&categoryCode=178
Dawson and his wife will be featured on the WE tv show 'Platinum Weddings' which premiered on June 24, 2007.
External links
("Toby's U.S. Olympic Team bio") ... with two photo galleries
(Korean Claims to Be Biological Father of US Olympic Medalist)
Credit
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article about Toby Dawson.
