Oh Jin-hyek

Oh Jin-hyek

Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Individual
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ulsan Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Torino Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Belek Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Copenhagen Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Yankton Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Riom Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Torino Individual
Silver medal – second place 2013 Belek Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico City Team
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Paris Individual
Gold medal – first place 2013 Paris Mixed team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Individual
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bangkok Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Xi'an Team

Oh Jin-hyek (Korean: 오진혁; Korean pronunciation: [o.dʑin.ɦjʌk̚,], Hanja: 吳真爀; born 15 August 1981) is a South Korean archer.[1] Oh first competed for the Korean national team in 1999, but did not win a major individual international tournament until he won the gold medal in the Men's individual event at the 2012 Summer Olympics,[2] also becoming the first Korean male archer to win an Olympic individual gold medal. With partners Im Dong-hyun and Kim Bub-min, he also finished in third place in the Men's team event.[3] He was the world number one ranked archer from April 2013 to June 2014, winning the individual gold medal at the 2013 Archery World Cup Final and two individual silver medals at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships.

Oh competes for the Hyundai Steel corporate archery team and is known for his distinctive dynamic technique.[4][5][6]

Oh won the Men's Team Gold Medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics for Team South Korea. Oh was the 3rd seed in the Olympics Men's Individual but lost in the Round of 16 to Indian archer Atanu Das.

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  2. ^ "Olympics archery: Oh Jin Hyek adds another gold for Koreans". Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Olympic Archery Medals - Gold, Silver, Bronze | London 2012". Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Hyundai Steel Archery Team". www.hyundai-steel.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Oh Jin-hyek | Easton Archery". Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. ^ "World Archery > NEWS > News". www.worldarchery.org. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014.