Kim Won-jin (judoka)
Kim Won-Jin (Korean: 김원진, born 1 May 1992) is a South Korean judoka.[1][2] He is a two-time World Championship bronze medalist and won a gold medal at the 2015 Asian Judo Championships.
On 8 February 2016, after winning bronze at the Grand Slam Paris Kim reached world no.1 in the men's 60 kg world rankings,[3] holding the top spot until the 2016 Summer Olympics where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
In 2021, Kim won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[4]
Competitive Record[edit]
| Judo Record[5] | |
|---|---|
| Total | 109 |
| Wins | 82 |
| by Ippon | 37 |
| Losses | 27 |
| by Ippon | 14 |
(as of 19 February 2016)
Achievements[edit]
- 2009
Asian U20 Championships −55 kg, Beirut- 2010
- World Cup −60 kg, Rome
- 2011
Summer Universiade −60 kg, Shenzhen
World Cup −60 kg, Ulan Bator- 2012
- Grand Slam −60 kg, Paris
- World Cup −60 kg, Ulan Bator
- World Cup −60 kg, Jeju
- East Asian Games −60 kg, Gochang
- World Cup −60 kg, Oberwart
- 2013
- Asian Championships −60 kg, Bangkok
- Summer Universiade Team event, Kazan
- Summer Universiade −60 kg, Kazan
- World Championships −60 kg, Rio de Janeiro
References[edit]
- ^ "Won-Jin Kim". Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Won-jin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "IJF World Rankings 8 Feb 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2016.
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Kim Wonjin: Statistics".
External links[edit]
- Kim Won-jin at the International Judo Federation
- Kim Won-jin at JudoInside.com
- Kim Won-jin at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Kim Won-jin at Olympics.com
- Kim Won-jin at Olympedia
- Kim Won-jin at The-Sports.org
- Kim Won-jin on Instagram
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