Kim began to train judo at the age of 9. However he converted his sport into wrestling in 2001.[1]
Kim first drew international attention in 2006 when he won the silver medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships and the gold medal at the Asian Junior Wrestling Championships. Kim became a member of the South Korean senior national team in 2010 when he won the gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships.[1]
At the 2011 World Wrestling Championships, Kim won bronze for his first medal at a major competition. In the quarterfinal bout, he beat 2008 Olympic silver medalist Vitaliy Rahimov of Azerbaijan 2–0. In December 2011, Kim won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the Pre-London Olympics Test Event.
At the 2012 Olympics, Kim edged out defending Olympic champion Steeve Guenot of France 2–1 in the semifinals. In the final, Kim beat Tamás Lőrincz of Hungary with 2-0 (1:0, 2:0) to give South Korea its first wrestling gold of the London Games.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kim was defeated by Roman Vlasov of Russia in the round of 16 in the 75 kg division. He then defeated Yang Bin of China during the repechages and Božo Starčević of Croatia to win the bronze medal.[2] He was the flag bearer for South Korea during the closing ceremony.[3]
hyeon, other, people, with, same, name, hyun, disambiguation, this, korean, name, family, name, hangul, 김현우, korean, pronunciation, ɦjʌn, born, november, 1988, wonju, gangwon, male, wrestler, from, south, korea, 2012, summer, olympics, gold, medal, greco, roma. For other people with the same name see Kim Hyun woo disambiguation In this Korean name the family name is Kim Kim Hyeon woo Hangul 김현우 Korean pronunciation kim ɦjʌn u born November 6 1988 in Wonju Gangwon do is a male wrestler from South Korea In the 2012 Summer Olympics Kim won the gold medal in the 66 kg Greco Roman wrestling final Kim Hyeon wooPersonal informationNationality South KoreaBornNovember 6 1988 1988 11 06 age 34 Wonju Gangwon doHeight174 cm 5 ft 9 in SportCountry South KoreaSportWrestlingWeight class66 77 kgEvent s Greco RomanMedal record Men s Greco Roman wrestlingRepresenting South KoreaOlympic Games2012 London 66 kg2016 Rio de Janeiro 75 kgWorld Championships2013 Budapest 74 kg2018 Budapest 77 kg2011 Istanbul 66 kgAsian Games2014 Incheon 74 kg2018 Jakarta 77 kgAsian Championships2010 New Delhi 66 kg2013 New Delhi 74 kg2014 Astana 74 kg2015 Doha 74 kgKorean nameHangul김현우Hanja金炫雨Revised RomanizationGim Hyeon uMcCune ReischauerKim Hyŏn uIPAkim ɦjʌn uBiography EditKim began to train judo at the age of 9 However he converted his sport into wrestling in 2001 1 Kim first drew international attention in 2006 when he won the silver medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships and the gold medal at the Asian Junior Wrestling Championships Kim became a member of the South Korean senior national team in 2010 when he won the gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships 1 At the 2011 World Wrestling Championships Kim won bronze for his first medal at a major competition In the quarterfinal bout he beat 2008 Olympic silver medalist Vitaliy Rahimov of Azerbaijan 2 0 In December 2011 Kim won the gold medal in the men s Greco Roman 66 kg at the Pre London Olympics Test Event At the 2012 Olympics Kim edged out defending Olympic champion Steeve Guenot of France 2 1 in the semifinals In the final Kim beat Tamas Lorincz of Hungary with 2 0 1 0 2 0 to give South Korea its first wrestling gold of the London Games At the 2016 Summer Olympics Kim was defeated by Roman Vlasov of Russia in the round of 16 in the 75 kg division He then defeated Yang Bin of China during the repechages and Bozo Starcevic of Croatia to win the bronze medal 2 He was the flag bearer for South Korea during the closing ceremony 3 He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade Serbia 4 References Edit a b Kim has a hold on gold ends wrestling s drought Korea JoongAng Daily 2012 08 09 Retrieved 2016 09 02 Rio 2016 Rio 2016 Archived from the original on 2016 09 22 Retrieved 2016 08 22 The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony 2016 08 21 Retrieved 2016 08 22 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book PDF United World Wrestling Archived from the original PDF on 18 September 2022 Retrieved 18 September 2022 External links EditHyeon Woo Kim at the International Wrestling Database alternate link Hyeonwoo Kim at United World Wrestling Hyeonwoo Kim at Olympics com Hyeonwoo Kim at BBC Sport archived Kim Hyeonwoo at NBC Olympics archived Kim Hyeon U at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a South Korean sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kim Hyeon woo amp oldid 1157064016, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
