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]
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| Born | 17 October 2000 (age 23) Danyang, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe won gold at the World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Burnaby, Canada in 2016.[3]
She won the gold medal in the 57kg division at the 2019 Summer World University Games in Naples. She went on to retain her title in the 57kg division at the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu.[4]
Competing at the 2021 Asian Taekwondo Championships she won the gold medal in the 57kg category in Beirut.[5]
She was a bronze medalist at the delayed 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in September 2023, in the Women's 57 kg.[6][7]
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 women's 57 kg category for taekwondo.[8] 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.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Kim Yu-jin". Taekwondo data. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Kim Yujin vs. Kiyanichandeh Nahid Results". olympics.com. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "South Korean defending champion strikes again!". fisu.net. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (21 June 2021). "South Korea dominate Asian Taekwondo Championships with six golds". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Kim Yu-jin settles for bronze in women's -57kg taekwondo". koreajoongangdaily. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "S. Korea's taekwondo squad leaves Hangzhou with five gold medals". yna.co.kr. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b "(Olympics) Kim Yu-jin wins gold medal in women's taekwondo". Yonhap News Agency. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.