Kim Jae-yup

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Kim Jae-yup
Personal information
Born (1965-05-17) 17 May 1965 (age 60)
Occupation Judoka
Korean name
Hangul
김재엽
Hanja
金載燁
RR Gim Jaeyeop
MR Kim Chaeyŏp
Sport
CountrySouth 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, 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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