Kim Won-Jin (Korean김원진, born 1 May 1992) is a South Korean judoka.[1][2] He is a two-time World Championship bronze medalist and won a gold medal at the 2015 Asian Judo Championships.

Kim Won-jin
Personal information
Native name김원진
Nationality South Korea
Born (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 32)
Cheorwon, South Korea
OccupationJudoka
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country South Korea
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games5th (2020)
World Champ.Bronze (2013, 2015)
Asian Champ.Gold (2015)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Mixed team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Astana ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kuwait City ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Bangkok ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Nur‑Sultan ‍–‍60 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doha ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tashkent ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Osaka ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Osaka ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku ‍–‍60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2013 Jeju ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Jeju ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Jeju ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hohhot ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Zagreb ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Beirut ‍–‍55 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen ‍–‍60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF4036
JudoInside.com69467
Updated on 24 September 2023

On 8 February 2016, after winning bronze at the Grand Slam Paris Kim reached world no.1 in the men's 60 kg world rankings,[3] holding the top spot until the 2016 Summer Olympics where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

In 2021, Kim won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[4]

Competitive Record

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Judo Record[5]
Total 109
Wins 82
by Ippon 37
Losses 27
by Ippon 14

(as of 19 February 2016)

Achievements

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2009
  Asian U20 Championships −55 kg, Beirut
2010
  World Cup −60 kg, Rome
2011
  Summer Universiade −60 kg, Shenzhen
  World Cup −60 kg, Ulan Bator
2012
  Grand Slam −60 kg, Paris
  World Cup −60 kg, Ulan Bator
  World Cup −60 kg, Jeju
  East Asian Games −60 kg, Gochang
  World Cup −60 kg, Oberwart
2013
  Asian Championships −60 kg, Bangkok
  Summer Universiade Team event, Kazan
  Summer Universiade −60 kg, Kazan
  World Championships −60 kg, Rio de Janeiro

References

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  1. ^ "Won-Jin Kim". Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Won-jin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ "IJF World Rankings 8 Feb 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2016.
  4. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Kim Wonjin: Statistics".
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