Kim Woo-min (Korean: 김우민; born August 24, 2001) is a South Korean swimmer. He is the 2024 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the Men's 400m Freestyle.
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Nationality | South Korean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Busan, South Korea | 24 August 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle relay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Korean name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 김우민 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revised Romanization | Gim U-min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Umin |
Career
editIn July 2021, he represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2] He competed in 4 × 200m freestyle relay event. The team did not advance to compete in the final.[3][4]
Kim made a mark in 2024 when he won the 400m freestyle with a time of 3:42.71 to become the second Korean to win the event after Park Tae-hwan won it twice in 2007 and 2011.[5]
Results
editEvent | Time | Meet | Date | Note |
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Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:58.20 | Korean National Trials 2017 | 12 May 2017 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:50.04 | 98th Korean National Sports Festival | 21 October 2017 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 4:08.86 | 98th Korean National Sports Festival | 24 October 2017 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 8:09.96 | Korean National Trials | 27 April 2018 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:32.61 | Korean National Trials | 27 April 2018 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 8:11.56 | MBC Cup Swimming Competition 2018 | 19 July 2018 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:56.66 | MBC Cup Swimming Competition 2018 | 19 July 2018 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:34.35 | 99th Korean National Sports Festival | 13 October 2018 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:55.76 | 99th Korean National Sports Festival | 16 October 2018 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:39.18 | Korean National Trials #1 2019 | 1 March 2019 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 8:06.73 | Korean National Trials #1 2019 | 1 March 2019 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 8:01.21 | Korean National Trials #2 2019 | 18 May 2019 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:29.58 | Korean National Trials #2 2019 | 18 May 2019 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 8:14.44 | 18th FINA World Championships 2019 | 23 July 2019 | Heats |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:26.17 | 18th FINA World Championships 2019 | 27 July 2019 | Heats |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:27.54 | 100th Korean National Sports Festival | 5 October 2019 | |
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 7:44.19 | 100th Korean National Sports Festival | 6 October 2019 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:52.76 | 100th Korean National Sports Festival | 8 October 2019 | |
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay | 3:33.08 | 100th Korean National Sports Festival | 8 October 2019 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:59.67 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 (Russia) | 1 November 2019 | Heats |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:30.93 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2019 (Russia) | 2 November 2019 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 8:01.06 | Korean National Trials 2020 | 18 November 2020 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:30.95 | Korean National Trials 2020 | 20 November 2020 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:14.26 | Korean National Trials 2021 | 13 May 2021 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 7:59.70 | Korean National Trials 2021 | 15 May 2021 | |
Men's 200m Freestyle | 1:49.62 | Korean National Trials 2021 | 15 May 2021 | |
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 7:11.45 | Korean National Trials 2021 | 17 May 2021 | |
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 7;15.03 | 2020 Tokyo Olympics | 27 July 2021 | |
Men's 200m Backstroke | 1:55.81 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 (Qatar) | 21 October 2021 | |
Men's 100m Individual Medley | 55.01 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 (Qatar) | 21 October 2021 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 14:44.58 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 (Qatar) | 22 October 2021 | |
Men's 400m Medley | 4:15.99 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 (Qatar) | 23 October 2021 | PB |
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay | 3:16.48 | 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2021 | 16 December 2021 | Heats, NR |
Men's 4x50m Freestyle Relay | 1:28.56 | 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2021 | 19 December 2021 | Heats, NR |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:06.13 | 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2021 | 20 December 2021 | Heats |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:11.42 | Korean National Trials 2022 | 24 March 2022 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:48.26 | Korean National Trials 2022 | 24 March 2022 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 7:57.60 | Korean National Trials 2022 | 26 March 2022 | |
Men's 200m Freestyle | 1:47.69 | Korean National Trials 2022 | 26 March 2022 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:45.64 | 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022 | 18 June 2022 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 7:53.27 | 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022 | 20 June 2022 | Heats |
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 7:06.23 | 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022 | 23 June 2022 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:08.50 | 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022 | 24 June 2022 | Heats |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 14:54.25 | 103th Korean National Sports Festival | 8 October 2022 | |
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 7:15.00 | 103th Korean National Sports Festival | 9 October 2022 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:45.65 | 103th Korean National Sports Festival | 11 October 2022 | |
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay | 3:15.39 | 103th Korean National Sports Festival | 11 October 2022 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 14:45.35 | 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2022 | 13 December 2022 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:38.86 | 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2022 | 15 December 2022 | Heats |
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 6:49.67 | 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2022 | 16 December 2022 | PB |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 7:45.29 | 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2022 | 17 December 2022 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:02.96 | Korean National Trials 2023 | 25 March 2023 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 7:52.62 | Korean National Trials 2023 | 27 March 2023 | |
Men's 200m Freestyle | 1:46.10 | Korean National Trials 2023 | 28 March 2023 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:45.59 | Korean National Trials 2023 | 29 March 2023 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:43.92 | World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 | 23 July 2023 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 7:47.69 | World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 | 25 July 2023 | Heats |
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 7:04.07 | World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 | 28 July 2023 | |
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 7:01.73 | 19th Asian Games 2023 | 25 September 2023 | GR,AS |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:01.07 | 19th Asian Games 2023 | 26 September 2023 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 7:46.03 | 19th Asian Games 2023 | 28 September 2023 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:44.36 | 19th Asian Games 2023 | 29 September 2023 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:15.75 | 104th Korean National Sports Festival | 14 October 2023 | |
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 7:18.42 | 104th Korean National Sports Festival | 15 October 2023 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:46.07 | 104th Korean National Sports Festival | 17 October 2023 | |
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay | 3:15.94 | 104th Korean National Sports Festival | 17 October 2023 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 7:52.84 | 2024 Korean Trials | 25 November 2023 | |
Men's 200m Freestyle | 1:46.06 | 2024 Korean Trials | 27 November 2023 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:45.26 | 2024 Korean Trials | 27 November 2023 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:42.71 | World Aquatics Championships - Doha 2024 | 11 February 2024 | |
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 7:01.94 | World Aquatics Championships - Doha 2024 | 16 February 2024 | |
Men's 1500m Freestyle | 14:58.03 | KB Korean Swimming Championships 2024 | 22 March 2024 | |
Men's 100m Freestyle | 49.40 | KB Korean Swimming Championships 2024 | 23 March 2024 | |
Men's 200m Freestyle | 1:45.68 | KB Korean Swimming Championships 2024 | 25 March 2024 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:43.69 | KB Korean Swimming Championships 2024 | 26 March 2024 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:45.12 | 2024 Australia Championships | 17 April 2024 | |
Men's 200m Freestyle | 1:46.83 | 2024 Australia Championships | 18 April 2024 | |
Men's 800m Freestyle | 7:49.69 | 2024 Australia Championships | 19 April 2024 | |
Men's 100m Freestyle | 49.86 | 2024 Australia Championships | 20 April 2024 | Heats |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:44.81 | Mare Nostrum Swim Tour 2024 (Barcelona) | 30 May 2024 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:42.42 | Mare Nostrum Swim Tour 2024 (Monaco) | 1 June 2024 | |
Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:42.50 | 2024 Paris Olympics | 27 July 2024 | finals |
Men's 200m Freestyle | 1:46.58 | 2024 Paris Olympics | 28 July 2024 | semi-finals |
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay | 7:07.26 | 2024 Paris Olympics | 30 July 2024 | heats |
Key: AS = Asian Record; NR = National Record; GR= Asian Games Record
References
edit- ^ Kim, Ji-won (June 9, 2021). "강원도청 김우민 생애 첫 올림픽 물살 가른다" [Gangwon Provincial Office Kim Woo-min's first Olympic Games wave] (in Korean). Gangwon Ilbo. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoon, Se-ho (June 30, 2021). "코로나19 악재 속에서도 멈추지 않은 한국 수영[스포츠토토-SS 공동기획①]" [Korean swimming does not stop despite the bad news of Corona 19 [Sports Toto-SS joint project ①]] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Naver.
- ^ "Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ "KIM Woomin". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021.
- ^ "Men's 400m Freestyle Finals Results – 2024 World Aquatics Championships" (PDF). Retrieved February 16, 2024.
External links
edit- Kim Woo-min at World Aquatics
- Kim Woo-min at SwimRankings.net
- Kim Woo-min at Olympics.com
- Kim Woo-min at Olympedia