 In the same weight category she finished 5th at the 2008 Olympics.She beat Nihel Cheikh Rouhou in the quarterfinal, before losing to Tong Wen in the semifinal.Because Tong reached the final, Kim entered the repechage, where she beat Tea Donguzashvili and Samah Ramadan, before losing her bronze medal match to Lucija Polavder.