Kim Byung-Joo (born 14 January 1968 in Daegu) is a retired South Korean judoka and a Professor.
Biography
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
- ^ "World Championships Belgrade, Event, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Byung-Joo Kim Olympic medals and stats". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lee, Yong-taek (4 August 2004). "[이 부부] 유도 올림픽 메달리스트 김병주·김미정씨". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
External links
- Kim Byung-joo at the International Judo Federation
- Kim Byung-joo at the International Judo Federation
- Kim Byung-joo at JudoInside.com
- Kim Byung-joo at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Kim Byung-joo at Olympics.com
- Kim Byung-joo at The-Sports.org
World Judo Championships — Men's Half Middleweight | |
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1967–75: −70 kg • 1979–97: −78 kg • 1999–present: −81 kg | |
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