Kim Byung-joo (judoka)
{{Short description|South Korean judoka (born 1968)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
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| module = {{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 김병주
| hanja = {{linktext|金|炳|周|}}
| rr = Kim Byeong-ju
| mr = Kim Pyŏng-ju
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| country = South Korea
| weight_class = –78 kg
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| worlds_rank = 1
| worlds_year = 1989
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| regionals_rank = 1
| regionals_year = 1990
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| olympics_rank = 3
| olympics_year = 1992
| olympics_weight = Men's 78 kg
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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}
{{Medal|Country| {{KOR}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }}
{{Medal|B| 1992 Barcelona | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 1989 Belgrade | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| Asian Games }}
{{Medal|G| 1990 Beijing | {{nbnd}}78 kg }}
| updated = 5 June 2023
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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 {{nbnd}}78 kg class at the 1989 World Judo Championships in Belgrade.{{Cite web |url=http://www.judoinside.com/event/view/16/ |title=World Championships Belgrade, Event, JudoInside |website=www.judoinside.com |access-date=29 September 2016}} Kim represented South Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning bronze in the half middleweight division.{{Cite web |url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KIMBYU01 |title=Byung-Joo Kim Olympic medals and stats |website=databaseOlympics.com |access-date=29 September 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225244/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KIMBYU01 |archive-date=3 March 2016}}{{cite Sports-Reference}}
Kim is currently{{when|date=June 2023}} serving as a professor for Korea Air Force Academy.{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}}
Kim is married to judoka Kim Mi-jung.{{cite web |url=https://news.joins.com/article/371816 |title=[이 부부] 유도 올림픽 메달리스트 김병주·김미정씨 |date=4 August 2004 |access-date=25 November 2019 |newspaper=JoongAng Ilbo |last=Lee |first=Yong-taek}}
References
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External links
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{{WC Judo Men's Half Middleweight}}
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Category:Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic judoka for South Korea
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea
Category:Martial artists from Daegu
Category:Olympic medalists in judo
Category:Asian Games medalists in judo
Category:Judoka at the 1990 Asian Games
Category:South Korean male judoka
Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Category:Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
Category:20th-century South Korean sportsmen
Category:21st-century South Korean people
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