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

Kim Byung-joo
Personal information
Born (1968-01-14) 14 January 1968 (age 56)
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
김병주
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKim Byeong-ju
McCune–ReischauerKim Pyŏng-ju
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (1992)
World Champ.Gold (1989)
Asian Champ.Gold (1990)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍78 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍78 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF62630, 14997
JudoInside.com6089
Updated on 5 June 2023

Biography

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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

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  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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