Kim Jae-yup
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 May 1965 |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김재엽 |
| Hanja | 金載燁 |
| RR | Gim Jaeyeop |
| MR | Kim Chaeyŏp |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Sport | Judo |
| –60 kg | |
| Achievements and titles | |
 (1988) | |
(1987) | |
(1986) | |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 53634 |
| JudoInside.com | 6093 |
| Updated on 6 June 2023 | |
Kim Jae-Yup (born 17 May 1965) is a South Korean retired judoka.[1]
At the age of 19, Kim became runner-up in the extra-lightweight (60 kg) division in the 1984 Summer Olympics, losing to Shinji Hosokawa of Japan, who was the resigning world champion, by ippon.
History
[edit]But three years later, Kim went up against Hosokawa in the final again at the World Championship held in Essen, Germany, and avenged the loss, beating by ippon.
In the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Kim finally captured an Olympic gold medal by defeating Kevin Asano of the United States, dominating all the matches without allowing any single point.
He currently serves as a full-time professor at Dong Seoul College in South Korea.
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Jae-yup". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Kim Jae-yup at the International Judo Federation
- Kim Jae-yup at JudoInside.com
- Kim Jae-yup at Olympics.com
- Kim Jae-yup at Olympedia
- Kim Jae-yup at InterSportStats
- Kim Jae-yup at The-Sports.org
- Kim Jae-yup at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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