Kim Jae-yup

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Kim Jae-yup
Personal information
Born (1965-05-17) 17 May 1965 (age 58)
Occupation Judoka
Korean name
Hangul
김재엽
Hanja
Revised Romanization Kim Jae-yeob
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chae-yŏp
Sport
Country South Korea
Sport Judo
Weight class –‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Gold medal.svg (1988)
World Champ. Gold medal world centered-2.svg (1987)
Asian Champ. Gold medal asia.svg (1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul 60 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles 60 kg
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Essen 60 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Seoul 60 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Damascus 60 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Mayaguez 60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 53634
JudoInside.com 6093
Updated on 6 June 2023.

Kim Jae-Yup (born 17 May 1965) is a South Korean retired judoka.

At the age of 19, Kim became runner-up in the extra-lightweight (60 kg) division in the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 LA Olympics, losing to Shinji Hosokawa of Japan, who was the resigning world champion, by ippon.

History

But three years later, Kim went up against Hosokawa in the final again at the World Championship held in Essen, Germany, and avenged the loss, beating by ippon.

In the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Kim finally captured an Olympic gold medal by defeating Kevin Asano of the United States, dominating all the matches without allowing any single point.

He currently serves as a full-time professor at Dong Seoul College in South Korea.


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