Kim Yu-jin (taekwondo, born 2000)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Yu-jin
Kim in 2019
Born17 October 2000 (2000-10-17) (age 24)
Danyang, South Korea
Native name김유진
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb)
StyleTaekwondo
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
Asian Championships 1 0 0
Asian Games 0 0 1
World Junior Championships 1 0 0
Universiade 2 0 0
Total 5 0 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 57 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Beirut 57 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 57 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Burnaby 49 kg
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples 57 kg
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Last updated on: 11 December 2024

Kim Yu-jin (Korean: 김유진; born 17 October 2000) is a South Korean taekwondo practitioner.[1] She is the reigning Olympic champion and gold medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics in women's 57 kg taekwondo.[2][3]

Career

She won gold at the World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Burnaby, Canada in 2016.[4]

She won the gold medal in the 57 kg division at the 2019 Summer World University Games in Naples. She went on to retain her title in the 57 kg division at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu.[5] Competing at the 2021 Asian Taekwondo Championships she won the gold medal in the 57 kg category in Beirut.[6]

She was a bronze medalist at the delayed 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in September 2023, in the Women's 57 kg.[7][8]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she defeated four of the top five athletes in her weight class and Iranian taekwondo artist Nahid Kiani, and won the gold medal for the women's 57 kg category for taekwondo.[9] Kim's gold medal win also gave South Korea its 13th gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, tying the country's previous Summer Olympic gold medal records which were set in 2008 and 2012.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "KIM, Yu-Jin". Taekwondo Data (in English and German). Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Kim Yujin vs. Kiyanichandeh Nahid Results". olympics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ Charles, Michael (8 August 2024). "Paris 2024 taekwondo: All results, as Kim Yujin of Republic of Korea battles her way to gold in women's -57kg". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ^ Winters, Max (17 November 2016). "Three more golds highlight South Korean class on second day of World Taekwondo Junior Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ Cegar, Andjela (1 August 2023). "South Korean defending champion strikes again!". International University Sports Federation. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ Palmer, Dan (21 June 2021). "South Korea dominate Asian Taekwondo Championships with six golds". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. ^ Paik, Ji-Hwan (26 September 2023). "Kim Yu-jin settles for bronze in women's -57kg taekwondo". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  8. ^ "S. Korea's taekwondo squad leaves Hangzhou with five gold medals". Yonhap News Agency. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b "(Olympics) Kim Yu-jin wins gold medal in women's taekwondo". Yonhap News Agency. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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