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Kim Woo-jin (Hangul: 김우진; Korean pronunciation: [ki.mu.dʑin] or [kim] [u.dʑin]; born June 20, 1992) is a South Korean archer specializing in recurve archery. He first held the world number one ranking ranking in 2011.[2][failed verification] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he set a world record in men's individual recurve archery and received a gold medal as a member of the South Korean men's archery team. He is a three-time world champion in the men's individual recurve event at the World Archery Championships.[3]
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| Native name | 김우진 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 20, 1992 Okcheon, North Chungcheong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Juseong University, Chungbuk Physical Education High School, Iwon Middle School, Iwon Elementary School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Archery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cheongju City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Korean name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 김우진 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gim U-jin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim U-jin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He is right-handed, and uses 30-inch (76 cm) arrows and a draw weight of 46 pounds (21 kg).[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics. he won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the South Korean men's archery team, which defeated the United States in the men's team archery final. He is a student, and lives in Chungju.[2]
Career
Kim was part of the 2011 World Archery Championships gold medal winning men's team, and won the individual gold medal at the 2011 World Archery Championships and the 2012 FITA Archery World Cup. Despite this, he was not selected for the 2012 Korean Olympic team.[4]
In 2015, Kim was again selected for the Korean national team, and became the first man since 1985 to win the World Archery Championships twice.[5]
During the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kim set a world record during the individual men's qualifying round with a score of 700 out of a possible 720 (held under World Archery Federation rules at a distance of 70 meters).[6] The previous record of 699 was set by Im Dong-hyun (also of South Korea) at the 2012 Olympics,[6] and the record would stand until surpassed by Brady Ellison with a score of 702 at the 2019 World Archery Championships.[7] However, in a major upset, Kim lost 2–6 in the second round in the individual category to Indonesia's Riau Ega Agatha.[8] He was one of the three members of the South Korean men's team who won the Olympic gold medal in the team competition.[9]
Personal life
As of August 2021, Kim was planning to marry his non-celebrity girlfriend in December 2021.[10]
See also
- List of South Korean archers
References
- "Kim Woo-Jin". archivepyc.nbcolympics.com. NBCUniversal. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- "Kim Woojin". World Archery. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- Lloyd, Owen (September 26, 2021). "South Koreans Kim and Jang triumph in recurve finals at World Archery Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Liew, Jonathan (July 27, 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: South Korean archers secure first two world records of London 2012". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- "World Archery President Praises 'Historic' and 'Exciting' World Championships (World Archery press release)". Around the Rings. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- "Rio 2016: South Korean archer Kim Woo-jin sets first world record of Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- "Brady Ellison". World Archery. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- Wells, Chris. "#1 Seed Kim Suffers Shock 2nd-Round Defeat in Rio". World Archery. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- "Rio Olympics 2016: South Korea beat USA to win archery gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- Seo Yu-na (August 18, 2021). "양궁 김우진 "올해 12월 결혼, '라디오스타' 출연 걱정돼" [Archery Kim Woo-jin "I'm worried about getting married in December this year and appearing on 'Radio Star']. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
External links
- Kim Woojin at the World Archery Federation
- "Woojin Kim". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
 Olympic Archery Champions in Men's Team | |
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На других языках
- [en] Kim Woo-jin (archer)
[fr] Kim Woo-jin
Kim Woojin (né le 20 juin 1992) est un archer sud-coréen. Il est sacré à plusieurs reprises champion du monde de tir à l'arc.[it] Kim Woo-jin
Kim Woo-jin[1] (hangŭl: 김우진) (20 giugno 1992) è un arciere sudcoreano.[ru] Ким У Джин
Ким У Джин (кор. 김우진; род. 20 июня 1992) — южнокорейский стрелок из лука, олимпийский чемпион 2016 года в командном первенстве[2], семикратный чемпион мира.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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