Im Dong-hyun (Korean: 임동현; Hanja: 林東賢; Korean pronunciation: [im.doŋ.ɦjʌn]; born 12 May 1986) is a South Korean archer. He competes for the South Korean national team and is a former world number one. He has 20/200 vision in his left eye and 20/100 vision in his right eye, meaning he needs to be 10 times closer to see objects clearly with his left eye, compared to someone with perfect vision.[1][2][3]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Im set a world record in the 72 arrow men's individual ranking round, with a score of 687 (it was not recognized by the International Olympic Committee as an Olympic record, however, as the ranking round took place on 12 August, before the 2004 opening ceremony). He then won his first three elimination matches, advancing to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Im faced Hiroshi Yamamoto of Japan, losing to the eventual silver medalist 111–110 in the 12-arrow match. Im was placed 6th overall.
Im was also a member of Korea's gold medal men's archery team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
2006 Asian Games
In 2006, he competed at the 2006 Asian Games and won two gold medals in the individual and South Korean team.
2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Im finished his ranking round with a total of 670 points, nine points behind leader Juan René Serrano. This made him the eighth seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Ali Salem in the first round, beating the Qatari 108–103. In the second round Im was too strong for Butch Johnson (115–106), but in the third round another American, Vic Wunderle, eliminated him with 113–111.[4]
Together with Lee Chang-hwan and Park Kyung-mo, he also took part in the team event. With his 670 score from the ranking round combined with the 676 of Park and the 669 of Lee the Koreans were in first position after the ranking round, which gave them a straight seeding into the quarter finals. With a score of 224–222 they were too strong for the Polish team and in the semi final they beat home nation China 221–218. In the final Italy came close, but South Korea took the title with 227–225.[4]
2012 Summer Olympics
On 27 July 2012 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he set a new world record score of 699 in the ranking round at Lord's Cricket Ground, beating his compatriot Kim Bub-min by one point.[5][6][7] Although he was the top seed after the ranking round, he was eliminated in the round of 16, losing 7–1 to Rick van der Ven.[8] Im did win a bronze medal with the South Korean team.[9]
References
^Pickup, Oliver (26 July 2012). "London 2012 Olympics: legally blind South Korean archer Im Dong-Hyun eyes gold medal at the Games". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^Blaney, Betsy (27 July 2012). "Im Dong-hyun Sets World Record at London Olympics: Blind South Korean Archer Breaks 72-Arrow Mark". HuffPost. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
^Dennis, Passa (27 July 2012). "Legally blind archer Im Dong-hyun sets world record ahead of opening ceremony". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
^ ab. Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
^"Men's Individual". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012.
^. Olympics Metal Tally. UK. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^Van der Ven ousts top seed 23 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine at www.london2012.com
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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In this Korean name the family name is Im Im Dong hyun Korean 임동현 Hanja 林東賢 Korean pronunciation im doŋ ɦjʌn born 12 May 1986 is a South Korean archer He competes for the South Korean national team and is a former world number one He has 20 200 vision in his left eye and 20 100 vision in his right eye meaning he needs to be 10 times closer to see objects clearly with his left eye compared to someone with perfect vision 1 2 3 Im Dong hyunIm Dong hyun at the 2012 Summer OlympicsPersonal informationCitizenshipSouth KoreaBorn 1986 05 12 12 May 1986 age 36 Height1 84 m 6 ft 0 in Weight100 kg 220 lb SportCountrySouth KoreaSportArcheryMedal record Men s archeryRepresenting South KoreaOlympic Games2004 Athens Team2008 Beijing Team2012 London TeamWorld Championships2003 New York Team2007 Leipzig Individual2007 Leipzig Team2009 Ulsan Team2011 Turin Mixed Team2011 Turin Team2017 Mexico Individual2017 Mexico Mixed Team2003 New York Individual2009 Ulsan Individual2017 Mexico TeamWorld Cup Final2008 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Im was also a member of Korea s gold medal men s archery team at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2006 Asian Games Edit In 2006 he competed at the 2006 Asian Games and won two gold medals in the individual and South Korean team 2008 Summer Olympics Edit At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Im finished his ranking round with a total of 670 points nine points behind leader Juan Rene Serrano This made him the eighth seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Ali Salem in the first round beating the Qatari 108 103 In the second round Im was too strong for Butch Johnson 115 106 but in the third round another American Vic Wunderle eliminated him with 113 111 4 Together with Lee Chang hwan and Park Kyung mo he also took part in the team event With his 670 score from the ranking round combined with the 676 of Park and the 669 of Lee the Koreans were in first position after the ranking round which gave them a straight seeding into the quarter finals With a score of 224 222 they were too strong for the Polish team and in the semi final they beat home nation China 221 218 In the final Italy came close but South Korea took the title with 227 225 4 2012 Summer Olympics Edit On 27 July 2012 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he set a new world record score of 699 in the ranking round at Lord s Cricket Ground beating his compatriot Kim Bub min by one point 5 6 7 Although he was the top seed after the ranking round he was eliminated in the round of 16 losing 7 1 to Rick van der Ven 8 Im did win a bronze medal with the South Korean team 9 References Edit Pickup Oliver 26 July 2012 London 2012 Olympics legally blind South Korean archer Im Dong Hyun eyes gold medal at the Games The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 27 July 2012 Blaney Betsy 27 July 2012 Im Dong hyun Sets World Record at London Olympics Blind South Korean Archer Breaks 72 Arrow Mark HuffPost Retrieved 5 August 2012 Dennis Passa 27 July 2012 Legally blind archer Im Dong hyun sets world record ahead of opening ceremony The Vancouver Sun Retrieved 5 August 2012 a b Athlete biography Im Dong Hyun Beijing2008 cn Archived from the original on 13 August 2008 Retrieved 17 August 2008 Men s Individual london2012 com Archived from the original on 8 December 2012 Retrieved 27 July 2012 Olympics Legally blind archer sets first world records 27 July 2012 Archived from the original on 27 July 2012 Im Dong Hyun posts first world record of London 2012 Olympics Olympics Metal Tally UK 27 July 2012 Archived from the original on 1 August 2012 Retrieved 27 July 2012 Van der Ven ousts top seed Archived 23 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine at www london2012 com Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Im Dong Hyeon Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 25 February 2016 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Im Dong hyun Im Dong Hyun at the World Archery Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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