Kim Bui

Bui was born in Tübingen in 1989 to a Vietnamese mother and a Lao father.{{cite web|url=http://www.swr.de/sport/turnen-em-in-bern-kim-bui-peilt-olympia-an/-/id=1208948/did=17526652/nid=1208948/cno4l2/index.html|title=Kim Bui peilt Olympia an|language=de|date=1 June 2016|work=Südwestrundfunk|access-date=10 August 2016|archive-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619155829/https://www.swr.de/sport/turnen-em-in-bern-kim-bui-peilt-olympia-an/-/id=1208948/did=17526652/nid=1208948/cno4l2/index.html|url-status=dead}}

Bui studied technical biology at the University of Stuttgart. She graduated in 2015{{cite web|url=https://www.swp.de/sport/weitere-sportarten/kim-bui_-selbstbewusste-teamplayerin-22950841.html|title=Kim Bui: Selbstbewusste Teamplayerin|language=de|date=21 July 2016|work=Südwestrundfunk}} and interned at the Fresenius Medical Care company in the International Marketing and Medicine division.{{cite web|url=https://www.fresenius.de/kim-bui|title=Vorbereitung auf eine Karriere nach dem Sport|language=de|work=Fresenius}} After the Rio Olympics she began her master's degree in technical biology.{{cite web|url=https://www.enbw-dtbpokal.de/aktuelles/detailansicht/news/kim-bui-hat-noch-lange-nicht-genug-fuer-mich-ist-das-der-grossartigste-sport-der-welt/|title=Kim Bui hat noch lange nicht genug: "Für mich ist das der großartigste Sport der Welt"|language=de|date=27 February 2017|work=EnBW DTB Pokal}}

At the German National Championships Bui finished fourth in the all-around. In November Bui participated at the Leverkusen Cup alongside Daria Bijak and Janine Hardt where she helped Germany finish first in the team competition ahead of Belgium and Mexico. Individually she finished fifth in the all-around and on uneven bars and third on vault and floor exercise.{{Cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2005/lev2005.html|title = 30th Leverkusen Cup Artistic Gymnastics (GER)}} She was later selected to represent Germany at the World Championships in Melbourne alongside Bijak. During qualifications Bui finished 28th in the all-around and was the fourth reserve for the final.

In April Bui competed at the European Championships in Volos alongside Daria Bijak, Katja Abel, Jenny Brunner, and Julia Hänel where Germany finished eleventh in qualifications and were the third reserve for the team final.{{Cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2006/ej2006wq.html|title = 2006 European artistic gymnastics Championships Volos, Greece}} At the German National Championships Bui place second in the all-around behind Bijak. During event finals she won gold on floor exercise, silver on vault and balance beam, and placed fourth on uneven bars. In October Bui competed at the World Championships where Germany placed sixteenth during qualifications and did not advance to the team final.{{Cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2006/w2006wq.html|title = 30th Women's Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Aarhus (DEN)}}

Bui competed at the European Championships where she was the second reserve for the uneven bars final.{{Cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2007/eurowq.html|title=2nd European Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championship Men & Women}} She was an alternate for the World Championships in Stuttgart.{{cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/kim-bui-vor-der-turn-wm-in-stuttgart-mit-30-immer-noch-unverzichtbar-a-1288600.html|title=Das Ziel im Blick|language=de|work=Der Spiegel|date=3 October 2019|last1=Knoll|first1=Sabrina}} In November she competed at the Cottbus World Cup where she placed sixth on floor exercise.{{Cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2007/cottbusw.html|title = 31st Turnier der Meister}} She also competed at the Glasgow Grand Prix where she placed fourth on vault and six on floor exercise.

At the German National Championships Bui won gold on floor exercise and vault and silver on uneven bars. Bui was named an alternate for the 2008 Olympic Games. In October she competed at the Glasgow Grand Prix where she won silver on vault, bronze on uneven bars, and placed fifth on floor exercise.{{Cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2008/glasgowgpw.html|title = Glasgow Grand Prix 2008 and World Cup}} The following month she competed at the Stuttgart World Cup where she won bronze on floor exercise and placed fifth on vault and uneven bars.{{Cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2008/dtb2008w.html|title = 26th DTB Pokal Stuttgart 2008}}

In February Bui competed at the American Cup where she won the bronze behind Americans Jordyn Wieber and Bridget Sloan.{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=2666|title=USA's Wieber, Germany's Hambuechen win 2009 Tyson American Cup|work=USA Gymnastics|date=21 February 2009}} In March she competed at the Cottbus World Cup where she placed second on floor exercise behind Sui Lu of China, fourth on vault, and seventh on uneven bars.{{Cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2009/tdm2009wag.html|title = 33rd Turnier der Meister 2009}} Later that month she competed at the European Championships where she placed fifth on vault and sixteenth in the all-around.

At the German National Championships Bui placed first in the all-around, on vault, and on floor exercise, second on uneven bars, and third on balance beam. She was later selected to represent Germany at the 2009 World Championships alongside Elisabeth Seitz, Maike Roll, and Anja Brinker. She qualified to the all-around final where she placed 23rd during the final.

In November Bui competed at the Stuttgart World Cup where she won gold on uneven bars, silver on floor exercise behind Sui, and bronze on vault behind Jana Komrsková and Ariella Käslin.{{Cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2009/dtb2009wag.html|title = 27th DTB-Cup Stuttgart (GER)}}

In February Bui injured her ACL and was out for the majority of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.gymmedia.com/artistic-gymnastics/German-Gymnast-Kim-Bui-back-game|title=German Gymnast Kim Bui back in the game!|work=Gym Media International|date=2 December 2010}} She returned to competition in November, competing on uneven bars at the Bundesliga final.{{cite web|url=http://www.gymmedia.de/Geraetturnen/Deutsche-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft-2010Philipp-Boy-fuehrt-Lausitzer-Riege-zum-9|language=de|title=Deutsche Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2010:Philipp Boy führt Lausitzer Riege zum 9. Deutschen Meistertitel|work=Gym Media Deutschland|date=27 November 2010}}

In March Bui competed at the Cottbus World Cup where she won bronze on the uneven bars behind Yao Jinnan and Elisabeth Seitz.{{cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2011/eu/ger/tdm/wag2ub.pdf |title=GYMWORLD-CHALLENGER CUP |website=gynmasticsresults.com}} In April Bui competed at the European Championships in Berlin, Germany. She performed only on the uneven bars and qualified in 5th position to the event final with a score of 14.450. She improved her score to 14.675 to win the bronze medal in the final behind Beth Tweddle of Great Britain and Tatiana Nabieva of Russia.{{cite web|url=http://www.ueg.org/media/results/15/Results_ECh_Berlin%20GER%202011.pdf |title=4th European Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships|publisher=Union Européene de Gymnastique |date=9 April 2011 |accessdate=15 September 2015}} At the German National Championships Bui placed second in the all-around behind Elisabeth Seitz, third on floor exercise, and fourth on vault, uneven bars, and balance beam.

In September Bui competed at the Switzerland-Germany-Romania Friendly, helping Germany finish in second place behind Romania.{{cite web|url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2011/eu/ger/gerrousui/wagteams.pdf |title=Int. Friendly Competition GER-ROU-SUI in Erzingen-Germany |date=10 September 2011 |website=Gymnastics Results |accessdate=6 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224850/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2011/eu/ger/gerrousui/wagteams.pdf |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} She was later named to the team to compete at the 2011 World Championships alongside Seitz, Oksana Chusovitina, Lisa Katharina Hill, Nadine Jarosch, and Pia Tolle. Together they placed sixth in the team final which is the highest placement Germany has reached since German reunification.

Bui competed at the Stuttgart World Cup where she placed second behind Huang Qiushuang of China.{{cite web |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2011/eu/ger/dtbcup/wagaa.pdf |title=ALL AROUND WORLD CUP WOMEN |website=gymnasticsresults.com}} She next competed at the Tokyo World Cup where she placed third behind Huang and Yu Minobe of Japan.{{cite web |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2011/as/jpn/wcup/wagaa.pdf |title=TOKYO CUP 2011 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup |website=gymnasticsresults.com |date=26 November 2011}}

In March Bui competed at the Cottbus World Cup where she won bronze on floor exercise behind Diana Chelaru and Luiza Galiulina and placed fourth on balance beam.{{cite web |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2012/eu/ger/tdm/wagef4fx.pdf |title=GYMWORLD-CHALLENGE CUP: APPARATUS FINAL WOMEN |website=gymnasticsresults.com}}

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Bui competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and finished in ninth place with the German team. She failed to reach finals in her three individual events, qualifying in 19th place on uneven bars,{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/2012/wag/q2ub.pdf |title=Women's Uneven Bars Qualification Results |publisher=GymnasticsResults |date=29 July 2012 |accessdate=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720214201/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/2012/wag/q2ub.pdf |archive-date=20 July 2013 |url-status=dead }} 56th place on beam,{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/2012/wag/q3bb.pdf |title=Women's Beam Qualification Results |publisher=GymnasticsResults |date=29 July 2012 |accessdate=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071958/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/2012/wag/q3bb.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} and 37th place on floor.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/2012/wag/q4fx.pdf |title=Women's Floor Exercise Qualification Results |publisher=GymnasticsResults |date=29 July 2012 |accessdate=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720211132/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/olympics/2012/wag/q4fx.pdf |archive-date=20 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}

In November, she teamed up with Marcel Nguyen to compete at the Swiss Cup in Zürich. They won the bronze medal behind Elisabeth Seitz and Fabian Hambüchen of Germany and Giulia Steingruber and Claudio Capelli of Switzerland. In December she competed at the Stuttgart World Cup, placing fourth in the all-around competition.{{cite web |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2012/eu/ger/wcupstuttgart/wagaa.pdf |title=ALL AROUND WORLD CUP WOMEN }} She next competed in the Glasgow World Cup where she won the bronze behind Elizabeth Price and Seitz.{{Cite web|url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2012/eu/gbr/wcup.html|title = FIG World Cup Series C II Glasgow (GBR) 2012 Dec 8}}

Bui competed at the German National Championships in Rhein-Neckar in May, performing well to win gold on vault with 14.249, silver on floor scoring 14.266, and bronze in the all-around with an overall score of 54.032.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2013/eu/ger/champ.html |title=2013 German Championships Results |publisher=GymnasticsResults |date=8 December 2012 |accessdate=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902070051/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2013/eu/ger/champ.html |archive-date=2 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}

She later competed at the Anadia World Cup in Portugal, placing fourth on vault and floor, sixth on uneven bars, and fifth on beam.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2013/eu/por/challengecupwagef.html |title=Challenge Cup Senior CIII Anadia (POR) 2013 Jun 21-23 Artistic Gymnastics Results |publisher=GymnasticsResults |date=23 June 2013 |accessdate=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041141/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2013/eu/por/challengecupwagef.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }} That July, Bui competed at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, contributing to Germany's bronze medal finish. She also took bronze in the all-around, edging out Canada's rising star Ellie Black. In event finals, she placed eighth on vault, fourth on uneven bars, and fourth on floor.

Bui did not compete internationally again until the Arthur Gander Memorial in late October, placing fourth in the all-around. She was named to one of the German teams for the Stuttgart World Cup in November, where she won the bronze medal in the Team Challenge.

In March, Bui competed at the Cottbus World Cup in Germany. She won silver on vault and floor exercise in event finals, scoring 14.262 and 13.925 respectively, and placed fourth on uneven bars.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/eu/ger/tdm.html |title=38th Turnier der Meister Gymworld Challenge Cup Cottbus (GER) Artistic Gymnastics Results Men and Women |publisher=GymnasticsResults |accessdate=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902063622/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/eu/ger/tdm.html |archive-date=2 September 2015 |url-status=dead }} In April she travelled to Japan for the Tokyo Cup where she placed 7th in the all-around competition.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2014/04/06/2014-tokyo-world-cup-results/|title=2014 Tokyo World Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=6 April 2014}}

In May, she competed at the 2014 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria alongside Cagla Akyol, Janine Berger, Pauline Schäfer, and Sophie Scheder. Together they placed fourth in the team final. Individually Bui qualified to the vault final in 8th place with a score of 13.899, and to the uneven bars final in 7th place with a score of 14.500. In the vault event final Bui placed seventh with a score of 13.916, and in the bars event final, she scored 14.400 to finish seventh.{{cite web |url=http://www.ueg.org/media/results/758/2014%20WAG%20ECh_Media_Book.pdf |title=WAG Media Book |publisher=Union Européene de Gymnastique |accessdate=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116103816/http://www.ueg.org/media/results/758/2014%20WAG%20ECh_Media_Book.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}

At the German National Championships in August, she claimed the gold medal in the all-around and floor exercise competitions, as well as taking silver on uneven bars and bronze on vault, and placing fifth on beam.{{cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/eu/ger/gerchamp.html |title=Deutsche Meisterschaften Gerätturnen 2014 |publisher=GymnasticsResults |accessdate=15 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902064830/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/eu/ger/gerchamp.html |archive-date=2 September 2015 |url-status=dead }} The following week, the German team competed at a friendly meet against Switzerland and Romania in Obersiggenthal, Switzerland, winning a surprise team gold medal.{{cite web|url=http://thegymter.net/2014/09/06/germany-defeats-romania-in-friendly-meet/ |title=Germany Defeats Romania in Friendly Meet |author=Lauren Hopkins |date=6 September 2014 |publisher=The Gymternet |accessdate=15 September 2015}} Kim Bui individually won silver medals on uneven bars and floor exercise. She later competed at the Länderkampf Kunstturnen friendly competition she helped Germany place first as a team and individually she placed fourth behind Larisa Iordache, Giulia Steingruber, and Schäfer.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2014/09/06/germany-defeats-romania-in-friendly-meet/|title=Germany defeats Romania in friendly meet|work=The Gymternet|date=6 September 2014}}

Bui was named to the German team which competed at the World Championships in Nanning, China. She competed on all four pieces in the qualifying round, but the team placed 9th and did not advance to the final team competition. Bui individually did not qualify for any finals, placing 31st in the all-around qualification (4th reserve), 24th on uneven bars, 23rd on beam and 154th on floor.{{cite web|url=http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/page/view?id=702 |title=Results |publisher=FIG |accessdate=15 September 2015}}

In late November, she competed at the Stuttgart World Cup, edging out seasoned competitors such as Vanessa Ferrari and Aliya Mustafina to win the bronze medal in the all-around competition, finishing behind Iordache and Jessica López.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2014/11/29/larisa-iordache-wins-world-cup-in-stuttgart/|title=Larisa Iordache wins world cup in Stuttgart|work=The Gymternet|date=29 November 2014}}

In April, Bui competed at the Bundesliga competition in Mannheim, Germany, where she performed on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise.{{cite web|url=http://thegymter.net/2015/05/07/2015-bundesliga-results/ |title=2015 Bundesliga Results |date=8 May 2015 |publisher=The Gymternet |accessdate=15 September 2015}} The following month she tore her ACL and was out for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.wogymnast.com/2015/05/germanys-kim-bui-tears-her-acl-for.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602002430/http://www.wogymnast.com/2015/05/germanys-kim-bui-tears-her-acl-for.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2 June 2015|title=Germany's Kim Bui Tears Her ACL For The Second Time|work=WO Gymnastika|date=28 May 2015}}

Bui returned to competition in May where she competed at the São Paulo World Cup. While there she won silver on the uneven bars behind Jessica López and tied with Rebeca Andrade and on floor exercise behind Daniele Hypólito and she placed sixth on balance beam.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/05/20/2016-sao-paulo-challenge-cup-results/|title=2016 Sao Paulo Challenge Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=20 May 2016}} Bui was selected to represent Germany at the European Championships alongside Sarah Voss, Lina Philipp, Maike Enderle, and Amélie Föllinger. While there she helped Germany finish seventh in the team final and individually she finished fourth on uneven bars behind Becky Downie, Daria Spiridonova, and Aliya Mustafina.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/06/07/2016-european-championships-results/|title=2016 European Championships Results|date=7 June 2016|work=The Gymternet}} In June she competed at the German National Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around and on balance beam, third on uneven bars, and second on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/06/25/2016-german-championships-results/|title=2016 German Championships Results|date=25 July 2016|work=The Gymternet}} The following month she competed at the Olympic Trials where she finished third and was named to the Olympic team alongside Elisabeth Seitz, Pauline Schäfer, Sophie Scheder, and Tabea Alt.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/07/19/germanys-strongest-olympic-team-ever/|title=Germany's Strongest Olympic Team Ever|work=The Gymternet|date=19 July 2016}} Prior to the Olympic Games Bui and the German team competed at a friendly competition in Chemnitz where Germany finished first as a team and individually Bui finished seventh in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/07/24/2016-chemnitz-friendly-results/|title=2016 Chemnitz Friendly Results|work=The Gymternet|date=24 July 2016}}

Bui competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The team finished in sixth place in the women's team all-around competition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-standings-ga-womens-team |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=5 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904211845/https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-standings-ga-womens-team |archivedate=4 September 2016 }} in which she competed uneven bars and floor exercise for Germany. She did not qualify for any event finals, finishing 19th on uneven bars and 29th on floor exercise.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-standings-ga-womens-uneven-bars |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=5 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904212406/https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-standings-ga-womens-uneven-bars |archivedate=4 September 2016 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-standings-ga-womens-floor-exercise |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=5 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904212126/https://www.rio2016.com/en/artistic-gymnastics-standings-ga-womens-floor-exercise |archivedate=4 September 2016 }}

In November Bui competed at the Swiss Cup where she was partnered with Marcel Nguyen. Together they finished second behind the Ukrainian team composed of Oleg Verniaiev and Angelina Kysla.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/11/06/2016-swiss-cup-results/|title=2016 Swiss Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=6 November 2016}}

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In March Bui competed at the American Cup where she placed fourth behind Ragan Smith, Asuka Teramoto, and Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos. She posted the highest uneven bars score of the day.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/03/04/2017-american-cup-results/|title=2017 American Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=4 March 2017}} She next competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where she helped Germany finish second as a team behind Russia.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/03/17/2017-dtb-pokal-team-challenge-results/|title=2017 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results|work=The Gymternet|date=17 March 2016}} In April Bui competed at the European Championships where she placed fifth in the all-around behind Ellie Downie, Zsófia Kovács, de Jesus dos Santos, and Elena Eremina. During the event finals she finished fifth on uneven bars and fourth on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/04/20/2017-european-championships-results/|title=2017 European Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=20 April 2017}}

At the German National Championships Bui finished third in the all-around and second on uneven bars and floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/06/04/2017-german-championships-results/|title=2017 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=4 June 2017}} In August she competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade alongside Antonia Alicke, Leah Griesser, and Pauline Tratz. Together they placed fourth as a team. Individually Bui won silver on the uneven bars behind Daria Spiridonova.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/08/22/2017-summer-universiade-results/|title=2017 Summer Universiade Results|work=The Gymternet|date=22 August 2017}}

At the German World Trials Bui only competed on uneven bars where she placed third. She was named to the team to compete at the World Championships alongside Elisabeth Seitz, Pauline Schäfer, and Tabea Alt.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2017/09/13/germany-names-worlds-team-following-trials-in-stuttgart/|title=Germany names world team following trials in Stuttgart|work=The Gymternet|date=13 September 2017}} While there Bui did not qualify for any event finals.

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In March Bui competed at the DTB Pokal Team Challenge where she helped Germany finish fourth as a team.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/03/16/2018-dtb-pokal-team-challenge-results/|title=201 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Results|work=The Gymternet|date=16 March 2018}} In June she competed at the German Euros trials where she finished fourth in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/06/25/2018-german-euros-trial-results/|title=2018 German Euros Trial Results|work=The Gymternet|date=25 June 2018}} Bui competed at the Sainté Gym Cup where she helped Germany finish second as a team and individually she finished fourth in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/07/11/2018-sainte-gym-cup-results/|title=2018 Sainte Gym Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=11 July 2018}}

At the European Championships Bui, along with Leah Griesser, Emma Höfele, Pauline Schäfer, and Sarah Voss, finished 10th in qualification and therefore were the second reserve for the team final. Individually Bui finished fourth in the uneven bars final.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/08/06/2018-european-championships-results/|title=2018 European Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=6 July 2018}} In September Bui competed at the German World Trials where she finished first in the all-around.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/09/15/2018-german-worlds-trials-results/|title=2018 German World Trials Results|work=The Gymternet|date=15 September 2018}} Later that month she competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Seitz, second on uneven bars, and third on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/09/29/2018-german-championships-results/|title=2018 German Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=29 September 2018}} She next competed at the a friendly competition in Rüsselsheim where she helped Germany finish first and individually she also finished first.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/10/13/2018-russelsheim-friendly-results/|title=2018 Russellsheim Friendly Results|work=The Gymternet|date=13 October 2018}}

In late October Bui competed at the World Championships alongside Seitz, Griesser, Scheder, and Voss. Together they finished eighth in the team final. Bui did not qualify for any event finals.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/11/06/2018-world-championships-results/|title=2018 World Championships Results|work=The Gymternet|date=6 November 2018}} She next competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial where she placed fifth.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/11/16/2018-arthur-gander-memorial-results/|title=2018 Arthur Gander Memorial Results|work=The Gymternet|date=16 November 2018}} Bui ended the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where she finished seventh on uneven bars and sixth on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2018/11/27/2018-cottbus-world-cup-results/|title=2018 Cottbus World Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=27 November 2018}}

In March Bui competed at the American Cup where she placed fifth.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/03/03/2019-american-cup-results/|title=2019 American Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=3 March 2019}} She next competed at the Stuttgart World Cup where she placed seventh.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/03/17/2019-stuttgart-world-cup-results/|title=2019 Stuttgart World Cup|work=The Gymternet|date=17 March 2019}} Afterwards she competed at the Doha World Cup where she placed fifth on uneven bars and seventh on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/03/25/2019-doha-world-cup-results/|title=2019 Doha World Cup|work=The Gymternet|date=25 March 2019}}

In August Bui competed at the German National Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Sarah Voss. Additionally she placed sixth on uneven bars and first on floor exercise.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/08/03/2019-german-championships-results/|title=2019 German Championship Results|work=The Gymternet|date=3 August 2019}} At the World Trials she finished second in the all-around behind Emelie Petz.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/08/26/2019-german-worlds-trials-results/|date=26 August 2019|title=2019 German Worlds Trials Results|work=The Gymternet}}

In September Bui was named to the team to compete at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart alongside Voss, Petz, Elisabeth Seitz, and Sophie Scheder (later replaced by Pauline Schäfer).{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/news/artikel/dtb-frauenteam-fuer-die-turn-wm-in-stuttgart-steht-8867/|language=de|title=DTB Frauenteam für die Turn-WM in Stuttgart steht|work=DTB|date=12 September 2019|access-date=12 September 2019|archive-date=31 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231092924/https://www.dtb.de/news/artikel/dtb-frauenteam-fuer-die-turn-wm-in-stuttgart-steht-8867/|url-status=dead}} Later that month she competed at a friendly competition in Worms, Germany where she helped Germany finish first ahead of Belgium, France, and a mixed team.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/09/13/2019-worms-friendly-results/|title=2019 Worms Friendly Results|date=13 September 2019|work=The Gymternet}}

At the World Championships Bui competed on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise during qualification and helped Germany place ninth as a team. Although they did not qualify to the team final, they qualified a team to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Individually Bui did not qualify to any event finals.{{cite web|title="Perfekter Wettkampf" bringt sechsten WM-Platz|url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/turn-wm-elisabeth-seitz-im-mehrkampf-finale-auf-platz-sechs-a-1290981.html|language=de|work=Spiegel Online|date=10 October 2019}}

Bui ended the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup. While there she qualified to both the uneven bars and floor exercise finals. In the uneven bars final she finished in fifth place; for the floor exercise final she won the silver medal behind Ukrainian Anastasia Bachynska.{{cite web|url=https://thegymter.net/2019/11/24/2019-cottbus-world-cup-results/|title=2019 Cottbus World Cup Results|work=The Gymternet|date=24 November 2019}}

In April Bui competed at the European Championships in Basel, Switzerland. She qualified to the all-around and floor exercise finals, placing seventh and sixth respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.europeangymnastics.com/event/2021-european-championships-artistic-gymnastics/results/|title=2021 European Championships Results|work=UEG|date=25 April 2021}} During the all-around final Bui and compatriot Elisabeth Seitz wore unitards opposed to the standard leotard that is common in women's artistic gymnastics. While unitards are usually worn for religious reasons, the German gymnasts opted to wear them as a statement "against sexualization in gymnastics".{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/05/02/992566981/german-gymnasts-cover-their-legs-in-stand-against-sexualization|title=German Gymnasts Cover Their Legs In Stand Against Sexualization|work=NPR|date=2 May 2021}}

On 13 June Bui was selected to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Elisabeth Seitz, Sarah Voss, and Pauline Schäfer.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/dtb-benennt-turn-team-fuer-olympische-spiele|title=DTB benennt Turn-Team für Olympische Spiele|language=de|date=13 June 2021|work=Turn-Team Deutschland}} In qualifications at the Olympic Games Germany finished ninth as a team and did not advance to the finals. However Bui advanced to the all-around final, her first individual Olympic final.{{cite web|url=https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/deutsche-frauen-turnen-knapp-am-finale-vorbei|language=de|title=Deutsche Frauen turnen knapp am Teamfinale vorbei|work=German Gymnastics Federation|date=25 July 2021}}

In June, Bui competed at the German Championships, where she won the gold in the uneven bars and floor exercise finals, and took the silver in the all-around behind Sarah Voss.{{cite web|url= https://thegymter.net/2022/06/27/2022-german-championships-results/|title=2022 German Championships results|website=The Gymternet|date=27 June 2022}}

In August, Bui announced that she would retire following the European Championships in Munich.{{cite web|url= https://www.dtb.de/weitere-nachrichten/nachrichten/artikel/dtb-turnerin-beendet-karriere|title= DTB-Turnerin beendet Karriere|website=DTB|language=DE|date=3 August 2022}}{{cite web|url= https://themedalcount.com/2022/08/12/kim-bui-the-perfect-ending-to-a-legendary-career/|title= Kim Bui: The Perfect Ending to a Legendary Career|website=The Medal Count|date= 12 August 2022|accessdate=13 August 2022}} On the first day of competition, she finished eighth in the all-around, and helped Germany qualify to the team final in fourth place. Individually, she also qualified to the uneven bars final in fourth place.{{cite web|url= https://www.europeangymnastics.com/event/2022-european-championships-artistic-gymnastics/results|title=2022 European Championships|website=European Gymnastics|accessdate=13 August 2022}} In the team final, the German team of Bui, Emma Malewski, Pauline Schäfer, Elisabeth Seitz and Sarah Voss won the bronze medal behind Italy and Great Britain — Germany's first team medal in European Championship history.{{cite web|url= https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/mehr-sport/european-championships-deutsche-turnerinnen-gewinnen-bronze-18242648.html|title= Turnerinnen schreiben EM-Geschichte – Frust bei Ruder-Achter|website= Frankfurter Allgemeine|language=DE|date=13 August 2022}} In the uneven bars final, Bui finished fifth, scoring a 14.066 for the last routine of her career.{{cite web|url= https://www.sportschau.de/european-championships/kim-bui-stufenbarren-100.html|title=Finale am Stufenbarren – Kim Bui verlässt die Turnbühne|website=Sportschau|language=DE|date=14 August 2022}}

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Kim Bui and Miriam Neureuther hosted the german documentary movie Hungern für Gold (2023; en.: Starving for gold). Both talked about their own eating disorders and interviewed several people like Kim Buis parents and ski jumpers Sven Hannawald and Maren Lundby.{{cite web|url=https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/sportschau/hungern-fuer-gold-essstoerungen-im-spitzensport/das-erste/Y3JpZDovL2Rhc2Vyc3RlLmRlL3Nwb3J0c2NoYXUvNjhmYThiMzktYzFhZi00YjRkLThlMGItZDM5NzIyNzYzNjgx|title=Hungern für Gold – Essstörungen im Spitzensport|publisher=ardmediathek.de|date=2023-03-05|access-date=2025-02-24|language=de}}{{cite web|url=https://www.br.de/br-fernsehen/sendungen/dokthema/essstoerungen-im-spitzensport-102.html|title=Essstörungen im Spitzensport|publisher=br.de|date=2023-03-04|access-date=2025-02-24|language=de}} Kim Bui herself suffered from bulimia.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/de/news/kim-bui-veroeffentlicht-buch-essstoerung|title=Kim Bui: „Ich möchte euch damit sagen, dass ihr nicht alleine seid.“

|publisher=olympics.com|access-date=2025-06-13|language=de}} In 2023 she also published a book about her experiences.{{cite web|url=https://portal.dnb.de/opac/simpleSearch?reset=true&cqlMode=true&query=auRef%3D1123597472&selectedCategory=any|title=45 Sekunden : meine Leidenschaft fürs Turnen - und warum es nicht alles im Leben ist / Kim Bui ; mit Andreas Matlé|publisher=German National Library|access-date=2025-06-13|language=de}}

• Kim Bui, Andreas Matlé: 45 Sekunden. Meine Leidenschaft fürs Turnen – und warum es nicht alles im Leben ist: Ein Plädoyer für menschlicheren Leistungssport. Edel Sports, Hamburg 2023, ISBN 978-3-98588-024-9

• Hungern für Gold, 2023 (documentary)

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