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Jimmy Young Kim (born 1967) is an American taekwondo practitioner and instructor who won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[2][3]
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| Full name | Jimmy Young Kim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Jim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Korean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1967 (age 55) Cerritos, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Martial Arts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Cerritos High School, Cal State Long Beach, UC Berkeley, LA College of Chiropractic (SCUHS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Lauren Kim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He earned a bachelor's degree in biology with an emphasis on Human Physiology from UC Berkeley.
After graduating from UC Berkeley, he earned a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, now known as the Southern California University of Health Sciences. [citation needed]
Current & Former Students
- Charlotte Craig, U.S. Olympian, Beijing 2008
- Gina-Louise Williams, U.S. Collegiate National Team, Korea
- Kira Cramer, U.S. Collegiate National Team, Madrid, Spain
- Troy Lunn, U.S. Junior National Team
- Muhammad Chishti, U.S. Poomsae National Team, WTF Poomsae World Championships, Ankara, Turkey
- Lilian Angel, Poomsae National Team, WTF Poomsae World Championships, Ankara, Turkey
- Skylar Farrell, 2016, 2017, 2018 AAU National Team, 2019 USAT All American
- Noah Kim, 2018 AAU Junior National Team, 2018 USAT All-American, 2019 USAT All American
- Nicholas Kim, 2019 AAU Cadet National Team
- Siena Nguyen, 2019 AAU Cadet National Team
- Ocean Farrell, 2016 AAU Mini Cadet National B-Team
References
- Boxall, Bettin (1988-08-12). "On an Olympic Kick: Taekwondo Expert Hopes for the Gold in Martial Art". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- "Love brings 'Motown' to taekwondo". Times Daily. Florence, Ala. Associated Press. 1988-09-21. p. 5D. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- Sanchez, MarieSam (2012-08-16). "Cerritos Grown Gold Medalist Reflects on the Olympic Moment That Almost Wasn't". Patch.com. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
External links
- 1988 Gold Medal Match (video)
- Jimmy Kim on Facebook
- https://www.olympic.org/jimmy-kim
- http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-12/sports/sp-327_1_martial-art
- http://www.taekwondodata.com/jimmy-kim.a2pm.html
- https://patch.com/california/cerritos/jimmy-kim-grand-master-chan-yong-oriental-moo-do-taekf81f6d0595
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