Kim Chae-woon

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Kim Chaewoon
Full name김채운
Country representedFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Born (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 22)
Seoul, South Korea
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national teamFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
ClubSejong University
GymNovogorsk
Head coach(es)Evgeniya Gertsikova
Retired2021
World ranking 34 ( 2019 Season) [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Team
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Kuala Lumpur Ball
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Kuala Lumpur Hoop
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Tashkent Ball

Kim Chae-woon (born 10 March 2001) is a South Korean retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a multiple time medalist at the Asian Rhythmic Championships and was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games.

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Athletic career

Kim began rhythmic gymnastics during middle school, when she was 10 years old. At first, it was only a hobby for her, but her coach encouraged her to take it up seriously. [2] She trained in Novogorsk, house of the Russian national team, with coach Evgeniya Gertsikova for a 5 years period. [3]

2017-2021

In her first senior year, she won the Korean National championships in March, and was named as the future Son Yeon-jae of rhythmic gymnastics. [4] At the 2017 Asian Championships, she finished 9th in the all-around final and 5th in the team competition. [5] Her first world cup was the 2017 Kazan World Challenge Cup, where she finished 18th in the all-around. [2] Earlier that year, she competed at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw but didn't advance to any apparatus final, her highest placement being 16th with the ribbon. [6] Her last competition of the season was the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, finishing 31st in the qualifications thus not advancing in the all-around finals. [2]

She began her next season at the 2018 Grand Prix Moscow, finishing in the 15th place, [7] qualifying into the ball and hoop final. [8]

In 2019, she participated at the annual Aeon Cup in Tokyo along Lim Se-eun, and the junior gymnast Sohn Ji-in representing Sejong & Bongeun RG : they finished 6th in the qualification round. [9]

In 2021, she won the bronze medal with 23.55 points in the individual ball event at the 2021 Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. [10] Thereafter on September 28, 2021, she announced on her Instagram account that she had retired with the Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships being the last competition she participated in. [11]

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