Kim Je-kyoung
{{short description|South Korean taekwondo practitioner}}
{{family name hatnote|Kim||lang=Korean}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's taekwondo}}
{{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championship}}
{{MedalGold | 1993 New York | Heavyweight}}
{{MedalGold | 1995 Manila | Heavyweight}}
{{MedalGold | 1997 Hong Kong | Heavyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition | Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold | 1994 Hiroshima | Heavyweight}}
{{MedalGold | 1998 Bangkok | Heavyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition | Asian Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 1992 Kuala Lumpur | Heavyweight}}{{cite web | url = http://www.lacancha.com/jgkim2.html | title = Master Je Gyoung Kim | publisher = Taekwondo Hall of Fame | accessdate = 2009-04-25}}
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Kim Je-kyoung (also romanized as Kim Je-gyoung) is a retired taekwondo athlete born on 10 November 1970. He was the 1992 Summer Olympic gold medalist in taekwondo. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, taekwondo was a demonstration sport. Kim won the final match in the heavyweight division for South Korea. Kim also took the gold medal at the 11th, 12th and 13th Taekwondo World Championships 1993, 1995 and 1997 in New York, Manila and Hong Kong, respectively.{{cite web | title = World Taekwondo Championships Results | publisher = Taekwondo Hall of Fame | url = http://www.lacancha.com/wtkdresults.html | accessdate = 2009-04-25}}
Youth
His father died from an accident when he was a high school student.{{cite news|last=Hong |first=Joo Yun |author2=Joong Ang Il Bo |title=Kim Kyung Hoon gave his mates money for encouragement |publisher=Mookas.us Inc. |date=2001-01-15 |url=http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=726 |accessdate=2009-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007063802/http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=726 |archivedate=2011-10-07 }} He received his BA at Dong-a University in Busan, South Korea in 1991.
Career
He was a Korean National Team Member for ten years, from 1991–2000, during which time he won the World Championship three times and swept all other international championships such as the Asia Championship, Asian Games, and World Cup. He was dubbed the prince of taekwondo in the 1990s due to his accuracy, careful game management, and his fast, powerful spinning kick. He was well known for taking care of himself, his training and his teammates.
In 2000, Kim qualified for the South Korean Taekwondo Olympic team during the first assessment tournament,{{cite news|last=Kim |first=SeungMo |title=Kim Je-kyoung makes for Sydney |publisher=Mookas.us Inc. |date=2000-01-01 |url=http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=197 |accessdate=2009-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007063209/http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=197 |archivedate=2011-10-07 }} but an injury sustained at the 1998 Asian Games became horribly aggravated and forced him to withdraw from the second assessment tournament.{{cite news|last=Jang |first=KwangSeok |title=Last dream Ruptured |publisher=Mookas.us Inc. |date=April 14, 2000 |url=http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=189 |accessdate=2009-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007063528/http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=189 |archivedate=October 7, 2011 }}
Retirement
Kim retired from competitive taekwondo in October 2000.{{cite news|last=Kim |first=Joon-Sung |title=TaekwonNet Webzine's Y2K, Excitement and Controversy |publisher=Mookas.us Inc. |date=2001-01-03 |url=http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=716 |accessdate=2009-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007063618/http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=716 |archivedate=2011-10-07 }} Seven month after his retirement, on June 3, 2001, Kim appeared in a special tournament: Olympic medalists v. world champions; although, Kim is both an Olympic medalist and a world champion, he competed on the 5-man team representing world champions.{{cite news|last=Cho |first=Hyun Jin |title=Kim Je Kyoung, I'm still the man! |publisher=Mookas.us Inc. |date=2001-06-13 |url=http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=852 |accessdate=2009-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007063643/http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=852 |archivedate=2011-10-07 }} Kim was victorious in the final match of the tournament, but his team did not prevail against the Olympic medalists.
After his retirement, Kim immigrated to the United States and opened school in a Lake Oswego,Oregon called World Champion Taekwondo.{{cite news|last=Cho |first=Hyun Jin |title=Best Athlete to Best Sabum |publisher=Mookas.us Inc. |date=2001-06-21 |url=http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=857 |accessdate=2009-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007063723/http://www.mookas.us/media_view.asp?news_no=857 |archivedate=2011-10-07 }} As of 2009, Kim works with his former Olympic teammate Kim Byong-Cheol at the World Champion Taekwondo School, with locations in Portland, Beaverton, Lake Oswego and Scappoose.
References
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External links
{{Portal| Biography }}
- {{TaekwondoData}}
- [http://www.wctpdx.com/ World Champion Taekwondo] B.C. Kim's school website
- [http://www.lakeoswegotkd.com/ World Champion Taekwondo] J. Kim's school website
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Category:South Korean male taekwondo practitioners
Category:Sportspeople from Lake Oswego, Oregon
Category:Olympic taekwondo practitioners for South Korea
Category:Asian Games medalists in taekwondo
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 1994 Asian Games
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 1998 Asian Games
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Category:World Taekwondo Championships medalists