Kim Joo-jin

For the American businessman, see James Kim (American businessman).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Joo-jin
Personal information
Born (1986-06-21) 21 June 1986 (age 38)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg, ‍–‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2008)
World Champ.R16 (2010)
Asian Champ.Gold (2010)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou ‍–‍66 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jeju ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moscow ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hamburg ‍–‍66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍73 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Doha ‍–‍66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beirut ‍–‍66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1976
JudoInside.com34336
Updated on 28 November 2022

Kim Joo-Jin (or Kim Ju-Jin, Korean: 김 주진, born 21 June 1986) is a male judoka from South Korea.

On 9 February 2008, he won the gold medal in the ‍–‍66 kg at the Super World Cup (Tournoi de Paris), beating 2004 Olympic champion Masato Uchishiba by ippon in the final. Kim also won a bronze medal in the ‍–‍66 kg at the 2008 Asian Judo Championships in Jeju, South Korea. He competed in the half-lightweight division at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Ju-Jin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Other name(s): Kim Joo-Jin / Original name: 김 주진


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