Kim Jae-yup

Kim Jae-yup
Personal information
Born (1965-05-17) 17 May 1965
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
김재엽
Hanja
金載燁
RRGim Jaeyeop
MRKim Chaeyŏp
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (1988)
World Champ. (1987)
Asian Champ. (1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul ‍–‍60 kg
1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍60 kg
World Championships
1987 Essen ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Games
1986 Seoul ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Championships
1988 Damascus ‍–‍60 kg
World Juniors Championships
1983 Mayaguez ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53634
JudoInside.com6093
Updated on 6 June 2023

Kim Jae-Yup (born 17 May 1965) is a South Korean retired judoka.

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

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.