Woo Sang-hyeok

Woo Sang-hyeok
Personal information
Born (1996-04-23) 23 April 1996 (age 28)
Daejeon, South Korea
EducationDigital Seoul Culture Arts University
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene High jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade High jump
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Glasgow High jump
Diamond League
Gold medal – first place 2023 High jump
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta High jump
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou High jump
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bhubaneswar High jump
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bangkok High jump
Asian Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana High jump
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Eugene High jump
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Donetsk High Jump

Woo Sang-hyeok (Korean: 우상혁 [u saŋhjʌk]; born 23 April 1996) is a South Korean athlete specialising in the high jump.[2] He represented South Korea at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, finished fourth in Tokyo.

He became World Indoor Champion at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 2.35 metres outdoors (Tokyo 2021 and Eugene 2022) and 2.36 metres indoors (Hustopeče 2022).

  1. ^ 2017 Universiade bio
  2. ^ Woo Sang-hyeok at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata