Kim Jong-hyun (sport shooter)

This article is about a sport shooter. For the singer, see Kim Jong-hyun (singer).

Kim Jong-hyun (Korean pronunciation: [kim.dʑoŋ.ɦjʌn]; born July 21, 1985) is a South Korean sport shooter.^[3] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 10 metre air rifle, where he did not reach the final. He was far more successful in the men's 50 metre rifle - three positions event, where he won the silver medal.^[4] At the 2016 Olympic Games he also secured a silver medal in 50 m rifle prone.^[5]

Kim Jong-hyun

Personal information
Born	(1985-07-21) July 21, 1985 (age 38) Gwangju, South Korea
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)^[1]
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)^[1]
Korean name
Hangul	김종현
Hanja	金鐘鉉
Revised Romanization	Gim Jonghyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chonghyŏn
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Shooting
Event(s)	50 m rifle three positions, 50 m rifle prone
Club	Changwon City Hall^[2]
Coached by	Cho Hyun-jin^[2]
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London 50 m rifle 3 positions 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m rifle prone World Championships 2010 Munich 50 m rifle prone team Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou 50 m rifle 3 pos. team 2010 Guangzhou 50 m rifle prone team 2010 Guangzhou 50 m rifle 3 positions 2010 Guangzhou 10 m air rifle team

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

References

1. . Rio2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
2. "Kim Jonghyun". ISSF. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
3. London2012.com Archived 2013-02-28 at the UK Government Web Archive
4. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
5. . Arirang TV. 2016-08-12. Archived from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2016-08-25.