Jimmy Kim

Jimmy Kim
Personal information
Full name	Jimmy Young Kim
Nickname	Jim
Nationality	Korean
Born	1967 (age 57); Cerritos, California, U.S.
Education	Martial Arts
Alma mater	Cerritos High School, Cal State Long Beach, UC Berkeley, LA College of Chiropractic (SCUHS)
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Spouse	Lauren Kim
Sport
Country	USA
Sport	Taekwondo
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing the United States
Olympic Games (demonstration)
World Taekwondo Championships
World Cup Taekwondo Championships
10th Pan Am Games
1986 US Olympic Sports Festival
2nd World Games

Jimmy Young Kim (born 1967) is an American taekwondo practitioner and instructor who won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.^[2]^[3]

He earned a bachelor's degree in biology with an emphasis on Human Physiology from UC Berkeley.

After graduating from UC Berkeley, he earned a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, now known as the Southern California University of Health Sciences. ^{[citation needed]}

Current & Former Students

Charlotte Craig, U.S. Olympian, Beijing 2008
Gina-Louise Williams, U.S. Collegiate National Team, Korea
Kira Cramer, U.S. Collegiate National Team, Madrid, Spain
Troy Lunn, U.S. Junior National Team
Muhammad Chishti, U.S. Poomsae National Team, WTF Poomsae World Championships, Ankara, Turkey
Lilian Angel, Poomsae National Team, WTF Poomsae World Championships, Ankara, Turkey
Skylar Farrell, 2016, 2017, 2018 AAU National Team, 2019 USAT All American
Noah Kim, 2018 AAU Junior National Team, 2018 USAT All-American, 2019 USAT All American
Nicholas Kim, 2019 AAU Cadet National Team
Siena Nguyen, 2019 AAU Cadet National Team
Ocean Farrell, 2016 AAU Mini Cadet National B-Team

References

^ Boxall, Bettin (1988-08-12). "On an Olympic Kick: Taekwondo Expert Hopes for the Gold in Martial Art". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
^ "Love brings 'Motown' to taekwondo". Times Daily. Florence, Ala. Associated Press. 1988-09-21. p. 5D. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
^ Sanchez, MarieSam (2012-08-16). "Cerritos Grown Gold Medalist Reflects on the Olympic Moment That Almost Wasn't". Patch.com. Retrieved 2015-01-04.

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[1] Boxall, Bettin (1988-08-12). "On an Olympic Kick: Taekwondo Expert Hopes for the Gold in Martial Art". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-04.

[2] "Love brings 'Motown' to taekwondo". Times Daily. Florence, Ala. Associated Press. 1988-09-21. p. 5D. Retrieved 2015-01-04.

[3] Sanchez, MarieSam (2012-08-16). "Cerritos Grown Gold Medalist Reflects on the Olympic Moment That Almost Wasn't". Patch.com. Retrieved 2015-01-04.

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