Kim Jung-hoo (, born 31 December 1991) is a field hockey player from South Korea, who plays as a forward.

Career

Under–21

In 2011, Kim was a member of the South Korea U–21 at the inaugural edition of the

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. At the tournament, he won a bronze medal.

Senior national team

Kim made his senior international debut in 2015. Throughout his career he has medalled with the national team on numerous occasions, winning gold at the 2021 Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka, and the 2022 Asian Cup in

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. He also won bronze at the 2018–19 FIH Series Finals in Le Touquet. He also won gold and silver at the

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and

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editions of the

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual invitational international men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest. The tournament became an annual event after 1998, following its growth and popularity. The ...

, respectively. In 2023, Kim was named to the national team for the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and

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, as well as the

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in Hangzhou.

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* 1991 births Living people South Korean male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea {{SouthKorea-fieldhockey-bio-stub