Kim Hyeon-woo
South Korean wrestler (born 1988)
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| Nationality |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 6, 1988 (1988-11-06) (age 35) Wonju, Gangwon Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 66–77 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 김현우 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 金炫雨 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revised Romanization | Gim Hyeon-u | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hyŏn-u | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IPA | kim.ɦjʌn.u | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kim Hyeon-woo (Korean: 김현우, Korean pronunciation: [kim.ɦjʌn.u]; born November 6, 1988, in Wonju, Gangwon Province) is a male wrestler from South Korea. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kim won the gold medal in the 66 kg Greco-Roman wrestling final.
Biography
Kim began to train judo at the age of 9. However he converted his sport into wrestling in 2001.[1]
Kim first drew international attention in 2006 when he won the silver medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships and the gold medal at the Asian Junior Wrestling Championships. Kim became a member of the South Korean senior national team in 2010 when he won the gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships.[1]
At the 2011 World Wrestling Championships, Kim won bronze for his first medal at a major competition. In the quarterfinal bout, he beat 2008 Olympic silver medalist Vitaliy Rahimov of Azerbaijan 2–0. In December 2011, Kim won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the Pre-London Olympics Test Event.
At the 2012 Olympics, Kim edged out defending Olympic champion Steeve Guenot of France 2–1 in the semifinals. In the final, Kim beat Tamás Lőrincz of Hungary with 2-0 (1:0, 2:0) to give South Korea its first wrestling gold of the London Games.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kim was defeated by Roman Vlasov of Russia in the round of 16 in the 75 kg division. He then defeated Yang Bin of China during the repechages and Božo Starčević of Croatia to win the bronze medal.[2] He was the flag bearer for South Korea during the closing ceremony.[3]
He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Kim has a hold on gold, ends wrestling's drought". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
External links
- Hyeon-Woo Kim at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Hyeonwoo Kim at United World Wrestling
- Hyeonwoo Kim at Olympics.com
- Hyeonwoo Kim at BBC Sport (archived)
- Kim Hyeonwoo at NBC Olympics (archived)
- Kim Hyeon-U at Olympedia
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- 1908
Enrico Porro (ITA) - 1912
Emil Väre (FIN) - 1920
Emil Väre (FIN) - 1924 Oskari Friman (FIN)
- 1928
Lajos Keresztes (HUN) - 1932
Erik Malmberg (SWE) - 1936 Lauri Koskela (FIN)
- 1948 Gustav Freij (SWE)
- 1952
Shazam Safin (URS) - 1956 Kyösti Lehtonen (FIN)
- 1960
Avtandil Koridze (URS) - 1964
Kazım Ayvaz (TUR) - 1968
Muneji Munemura (JPN) - 1972 Shamil Khisamutdinov (URS)
- 1976 Suren Nalbandyan (URS)
- 1980
Ștefan Rusu (ROM) - 1984
Vlado Lisjak (YUG) - 1988 Levon Julfalakyan (URS)
- 1992
Attila Repka (HUN) - 1996
Ryszard Wolny (POL) - 2000
Filiberto Azcuy (CUB) - 2004
Farid Mansurov (AZE) - 2008
Steeve Guénot (FRA) - 2012
Kim Hyeon-woo (KOR) - 2016
Davor Štefanek (SRB) - 2020
Mohammad Reza Geraei (IRI)
- 1908: 66.5 kg
- 1912–1928: 67.5 kg
- 1932–1936: 66 kg
- 1948–1960: 67 kg
- 1964–1968: 70 kg
- 1972–1996: 68 kg
- 2000: 69 kg
- 2004–2016: 66 kg
- 2020–present: 67 kg
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