Kim Kyung-wook

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Kim Kyung-wook
Personal information
Born (1970-04-18) April 18, 1970 (age 53)
Yeoju
Sport
Sport Archery
Medal record
Women's archery
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Lausanne Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Lausanne Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Beijing Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Beijing Team
Korean name
Hangul
김경욱
Revised Romanization Gim Gyeong-uk
McCune–Reischauer Kim Kyŏng-uk

Kim Kyung-wook (born April 18, 1970) is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team, and also an individual gold medal. Furthermore, Kim Kyung-wook is now the owner and head coach of GK96 archery club located in Cerritos, California. GK96 is a top ranked club in California. [1]

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References

  1. "1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States – Archery" Archived 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 13, 2008)