Im Dong-hyun

In this Korean name, the family name is Im.
Im Dong-hyun
Im Dong-hyun at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986 (age 38)
Chungju, South Korea[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportArchery
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 New York Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Leipzig Individual
Gold medal – first place 2007 Leipzig Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ulsan Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Turin Mixed Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Turin Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico Individual
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico Mixed Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 New York Individual
Silver medal – second place 2009 Ulsan Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico Team
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2008 Lausanne Individual
Silver medal – second place 2010 Edinburgh Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Rome Individual
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Individual
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Individual
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 New Delhi Individual
Gold medal – first place 2005 New Delhi Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Individual
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Individual
Silver medal – second place 2005 Izmir Team
Im Dong-hyun
Hangul
임동현
Hanja
林東賢
Revised RomanizationIm Dong-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerIm Tonghyŏn

Im Dong-hyun (Korean: 임동현; Hanja: 林東賢; Korean pronunciation: [im.doŋ.ɦjʌn]; born 12 May 1986) is a South Korean archer. He competes for the South Korean national team and is a former world number one. He has 20/200 vision in his left eye and 20/100 vision in his right eye, meaning he needs to be 10 times closer to see objects clearly with his left eye, compared to someone with perfect vision.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Im Dong-Hyeon". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ Pickup, Oliver (26 July 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: legally blind South Korean archer Im Dong-Hyun eyes gold medal at the Games". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. ^ Blaney, Betsy (27 July 2012). "Im Dong-hyun Sets World Record at London Olympics: Blind South Korean Archer Breaks 72-Arrow Mark". HuffPost. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. ^ Dennis, Passa (27 July 2012). "Legally blind archer Im Dong-hyun sets world record ahead of opening ceremony". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 5 August 2012.