Kim Byung-joo (judoka)

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Kim Byung-joo
Personal information
Born (1968-01-14) 14 January 1968 (age 57)
Occupation Judoka
Korean name
Hangul
김병주
Hanja
金炳周
RR Gim Byeongju
MR Kim Pyŏngju
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg (1992)
World Champ. Gold medal world centered-2.svg (1989)
Asian Champ. Gold medal asia.svg (1990)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍78 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍78 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Beijing ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 62630 , 14997
JudoInside.com 6089
Updated on 5 June 2023

Kim Byung-Joo (born 14 January 1968 in Daegu) is a retired South Korean judoka and a professor.

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Biography

Kim won the gold medal in the ‍–‍78 kg class at the 1989 World Judo Championships in Belgrade. [1] Kim represented South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the half middleweight division. [2] [3]

Kim is currently[ when? ] serving as a professor for Korea Air Force Academy.[ citation needed ]

Kim is married to judoka Kim Mi-jung. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "World Championships Belgrade, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Byung-Joo Kim Olympic medals and stats". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Byung-joo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Lee, Yong-taek (4 August 2004). [이 부부] 유도 올림픽 메달리스트 김병주·김미정씨. JoongAng Ilbo . Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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