Kim Woo-jin (Korean: 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 in 2011.[2][failed verification] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he set a world record in men's individual recurve archery as well as won the gold medal as a member of the South Korean men's archery team. During the 2024 Summer Olympics, he earned an Olympic gold medal in the men's individual event after a tiebreaker with American archer Brady Ellison. This victory marked Kim's fifth gold medal overall and his third consecutive Olympics in which he won a gold medal. He is a three-time world champion in the men's individual recurve event at the World Archery Championships.[3]
 Kim at the 2015 World Archery Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 김우진 |
| National team |  South Korea |
| Born | June 20, 1992 Okcheon, North Chungcheong, South Korea |
| 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] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Archery |
| Club | Cheongju City |
Medal record | |
| 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]
Career
editKim 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]
During the 2024 Summer Olympics, he earned an Olympic gold medal in the men's individual event after a tiebreaker with American archer Brady Ellison. This victory marked Kim's fifth gold medal overall and his third consecutive Olympics in which he won a gold medal. In addition, Kim secured a gold medal in the men's team archery event, making him one of only two athletes, along with Kim Soo-nyung, to achieve three consecutive team gold medals in archery at the Olympics. This made him South Korea's most successful Olympic athlete.[10][11][12] His gold completed South Korea's clean sweep of archery at that Olympics.[13]
Personal life
editAs of August 2021, Kim was planning to marry his girlfriend in December 2021.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Kim Woo-Jin". archivepyc.nbcolympics.com. NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Kim Woojin becomes greatest archery Olympian of all time with five gold medals | World Archery". www.worldarchery.sport. August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "Korea clinch every archery gold as Kim Woo-jin wins high-drama shoot-off". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (August 4, 2024). "(LEAD) (Olympics) With clutch final shot, veteran archer makes history". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ "Kim Woo-jin completes South Korean archery title sweep with individual men's gold". The Straits Times. August 4, 2024. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
- ^ 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
edit- Kim Woo-jin at World Archery
- Kim Woo-jin at Olympics.com
- Kim Woo-jin at Olympedia
- "Woojin Kim". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
