Kim Woo-jin (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The ...

: 김우진; or ; born June 20, 1992) is a South Korean

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...

specializing in

recurve archery In archery, a recurve bow is one of the main shapes a bow can take, with limbs that curve away from the archer when unstrung. A recurve bow stores more energy and delivers energy more efficiently than the equivalent straight-limbed bow, giving a ...

. He first held the world number one ranking ranking in 2011. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he set a world record in men's individual recurve archery and received a gold medal as a member of the South Korean men's archery team. He is a three-time world champion in the men's individual recurve event at the

World Archery Championships The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931. Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...

. He is

right-handed In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or more dextrous. The other hand, comparatively often the weaker, less dextrous or simply less subjecti ...

, and uses arrows and a

draw weight This is a list of archery terms, including both the equipment and the practice. A brief description for each word or phrase is also included. __NOTOC__ A *anchor point – A point to be touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully d ...

of . At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the South Korean men's archery team, which defeated the United States in the men's team archery final. He is a student, and lives in

Chungju Chungju (충주시) is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. Uamsan is a mountain located within the outskirts of the city. The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Also of note, former UN Secretar ...

Career

Kim was part of the 2011 World Archery Championships gold medal-winning men's team, and won the individual gold medal at the 2011 World Archery Championships and the 2012 FITA Archery World Cup. Despite this, he was not selected for the 2012 Korean Olympic team. In 2015, Kim was again selected for the Korean national team, and became the first man since 1985 to win the

twice. During the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kim set a world record during the individual men's qualifying round with a score of 700 out of a possible 720 (held under

World Archery Federation The World Archery Federation (WA, also and formerly known as FITA from the French ''Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc'') is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 156 nationa ...

rules at a distance of 70 meters). The previous record of 699 was set by Im Dong-hyun (also of South Korea) at the 2012 Olympics, and the record would stand until surpassed by

Brady Ellison Brady Ellison (born October 27, 1988) is an American archer who competes in recurve archery. He is currently a Resident Athlete at the United States Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. He holds the record for the longest conti ...

with a score of 702 at the 2019 World Archery Championships. However, in a major upset, Kim lost 2–6 in the second round in the individual category to Indonesia's

Riau Ega Agatha Riau Ega Agatha Salsabilla (born 25 November 1991) is an Indonesian recurve archer. He represented Indonesia at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Career At the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games, Ega Agatha won gold along with partner Ika Yulian ...

. He was one of the three members of the South Korean men's team who won the Olympic gold medal in the team competition.

Personal life

As of August 2021, Kim was planning to marry his non-celebrity girlfriend in December 2021.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Woo-jin 1992 births Living people South Korean male archers Asian Games medalists in archery Archers at the 2010 Asian Games Archers at the 2014 Asian Games Archers at the 2018 Asian Games World Archery Championships medalists Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Olympic archers for South Korea Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in archery Sportspeople from North Chungcheong Province Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Universiade medalists in archery Universiade silver medalists for South Korea South Korean Buddhists Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Archers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century South Korean people

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