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Kim Jae-bum (김재범) (Korean pronunciation: [kim.dʑɛ̝.bʌm]; born January 25, 1985 in Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do) is a retired South Korean judoka. Despite being plagued with injuries throughout his career, Kim is known for dominating major competitions at the half-middleweight category (81kg)—particularly between his Olympic debut in 2008 and his 2012 Olympic finals rematch against Ole Bischof.[1]

Kim Jae-bum

Personal information
Born	(1985-01-25) January 25, 1985 (age 37) Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Home town	Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Yongin University
Occupation	Judoka
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–81 kg
Rank	5th dan black belt in Judo
Coached by	Chung Hoon
Korean name
Hangul	김재범
Hanja	金宰範
Revised Romanization	Gim Jae-beom
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chae-bŏm
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2010, 2011)
Asian Champ.	(2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
Olympic Games	(2012)
Highest world ranking	1st (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2012 London –81 kg 2008 Beijing –81 kg World Championships 2010 Tokyo –81 kg 2011 Paris –81 kg 2009 Rotterdam –81 kg Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou –81 kg 2014 Incheon –81 kg 2014 Incheon Men's team Asian Championships 2005 Tashkent –73 kg 2008 Jeju –81 kg 2009 Taipei –81 kg 2011 Abu Dhabi –81 kg 2012 Tashkent –81 kg 2015 Kuwait –81 kg World Masters 2010 Suwon –81 kg IJF Grand Slam 2011 Paris –81 kg 2012 Tokyo –81 kg 2009 Paris –81 kg 2009 Tokyo –81 kg 2014 Paris –81 kg IJF Grand Prix 2010 Düsseldorf –81 kg 2013 Jeju –81 kg 2014 Jeju –81 kg 2013 Düsseldorf –81 kg World Juniors Championships 2004 Budapest –73 kg Asian Junior Championships 2003 Macau –66 kg Summer Universiade 2007 Bangkok –73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	64
JudoInside.com	34929
Updated on 24 October 2022.

Kim has had several nicknames, including "Man of One Arm Wins" for his successes through injury, "Korean Tiger" for his aggressive play and iconic status in South Korean judo, and "Energizer Bunny" for his quick and relentless style of judo.[2][3]

He was granted exemption from South Korea's mandatory military service in 2010, following his gold medal victory at the Guangzhou Asian Games.[4]

Judo career

Kim won a gold medal in the -73 kg class at the 2004 World Junior Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[5]

At the 2005 Asian Judo Championships in Tashkent, he won a gold medal in the -73 kg class.

Kim was considered one of the Big Three Judokas of the -73 kg class in South Korea, along with Lee Won-hee and Wang Ki-chun. But in 2007, he moved up in weight to avoid the fierce competition,[6] and won a gold medal in the -81 kg category at the 2008 Asian Judo Championships in Jeju.

At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, Kim won the silver medal in the -81 kg class.[7] In the preliminary rounds, he defeated 2006 European champion Serguei Shundikov of Belarus by points, and 2007 European champion Robert Krawczyk of Poland by ippon. Kim edged out 2008 European champion João Neto of Portugal by points in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal, Kim beat 2005 World Champion Guillaume Elmont of the Netherlands. Despite defeating all of the European champions from 2006-08 in the previous rounds, Kim lost in the final round to the 2005 European champion, Ole Bischof of Germany.

Kim won his first major gold medal at the 2010 World Judo Championships held in Tokyo, Japan. In the gold medal match, he defeated two-time Olympic medalist Leandro Guilheiro of Brazil[8] by scoring a waza-ari with ouchi-gari in extra time.[5]

Kim proceeded to become a two-time world champion at the 2011 World Judo Championships held in Paris, France. During the Round of 16, Kim avenged his 2008 Beijing Olympic Games finals loss to Ole Bischof.[9] Kim went on to win gold by defeating Srdjan Mrvaljevic of Montenegro with a waza-ari by osaekomi.[10]

In the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Kim won the gold medal in men's -81 kg division, defeating German rival, Ole Bischof.[11]

He announced his retirement on 1 May 2016.[12][13][14]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2014	2014 Incheon Asian Games	1st	Half middleweight (–81 kg)
2012	2012 London Summer Olympics	1st	Half middleweight (–81 kg)
2011	2011 Paris World Judo Championships	1st	Half middleweight (–81 kg)
2010	2010 Guangzhou Asian Games	1st	Half middleweight (–81 kg)
2010	2010 Tokyo World Judo Championships	1st	Half middleweight (–81 kg)
2010	2010 Suwon World Masters Tournament	1st	Half middleweight (–81 kg)
2009	2009 Rotterdam World Judo Championships	3rd	Half middleweight (–81 kg)
2008	2008 Beijing Summer Olympics	2nd	Half middleweight (–81 kg)
2004	2004 Budapest World Judo Championships — Juniors	1st	Lightweight (–73 kg)

Competitive record

Judo Record[15]
Total	123
Wins	110
by Ippon	43
Losses	13
by Ippon	8

(as of 30 October 2015)

References

External links

• Kim Jae-bum at the International Judo Federation
• Kim Jae-bum at JudoInside.com
• Kim Jae-bum at Olympedia
• Kim Jae-bum on Cyworld (in Korean)

На других языках

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- [en] Kim Jae-bum

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[fr] Kim Jae-bum

Kim Jae-Bum, né le 25 janvier 1985 à Gimcheon, est un judoka sud-coréen évoluant dans la catégorie des moins de 81 kg (poids mi-moyens). Aux Jeux olympiques, il obtient d'abord une médaille d'argent en 2008 avant de remporter la médaille d'or lors de édition suivante à Londres. Il est également double champion du monde, en 2010 et 2011. Il compte également huit titres dans des compétitions continentales, six lors des championnats d'Asie et deux aux Jeux asiatiques.

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[it] Kim Jae-bum

Kim Jae-bum[1] (in coreano: 김 재범) (Gimcheon, 25 gennaio 1985) è un judoka sudcoreano, vincitore della medaglia d'argento a Pechino 2008 nella categoria fino a 81 kg e della medaglia d'oro a Londra 2012 nella medesima categoria. In entrambe le finali olimpiche si è misurato con il tedesco Ole Bischof. È stato inoltre due volte campione del mondo a Tokyo nel 2010 ed a Parigi nel 2011.

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[ru] Ким Джэ Бом

Ким Джэ Бом (кор. 김재범?, 金宰範?; род. 25 января 1985, Кимчхон, Кёнсан-Пукто) — южнокорейский дзюдоист, олимпийский чемпион, чемпион мира, Азии и Азиатских игр.

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