Kim Joo-jin

Kim Joo-jin
Personal information
Born (1986-06-21) 21 June 1986
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍66 kg, ‍–‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2008)
World Champ.R16 (2010)
Asian Champ. (2010)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou ‍–‍66 kg
Asian Championships
2008 Jeju ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2010 Paris ‍–‍66 kg
2009 Tokyo ‍–‍66 kg
2010 Moscow ‍–‍66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2009 Hamburg ‍–‍66 kg
2013 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍73 kg
Asian Junior Championships
2004 Doha ‍–‍66 kg
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