Woo Sang-hyeok ( ko, 우상혁 ; born 23 April 1996) is a South Korean athlete specialising in the

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. He represented South Korea at the

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and

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, finished fourth in

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. He became World Indoor Champion at the

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. His personal bests in the event are 2.35 metres outdoors (Tokyo 2021 and Eugene 2022) and 2.36 metres indoors (Hustopeče 2022).

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* 1996 births Living people South Korean male high jumpers Olympic athletes for South Korea Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Sportspeople from Daejeon 20th-century South Korean people 21st-century South Korean people Danyang Woo clan {{SouthKorea-athletics-bio-stub