&sq=&lang=&file=File:KimWooJin_Copenhagen2015.jpg) 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 |
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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]
He is right-handed, and uses 30-inch (76 cm) arrows and a draw weight of 46 pounds (21 kg).[2]
- ^ 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.