Kim Hyuk (born 1972) is a South Korean judoka. He won a gold medal in the lightweight (65 kg) division at the 1997 World Judo Championships in Paris.[1] In 1994, Kim won five international competitions including Paris Open (Tournoi de Paris), the Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan and the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Kim Hyuk is currently[when?] the assistant coach of the South Korean women's judo team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
In 1999, Kim married a Japanese female judoka Yuko Emoto, the gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2]
References
- ^ "Judo | Definition, History, & Facts".
- ^ "＜アトランタ・金＞柔道 恵本裕子". Zakzak (in Japanese). 16 September 2001. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
External links
- Kim Hyuk at the International Judo Federation
- Kim Hyuk at JudoInside.com
- Kim Hyuk at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Kim Hyuk at The-Sports.org
World Judo Championships — Men's Half Lightweight | |
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1979–97: −65 kg • 1999–present: −66 kg | |
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