Jimmy Kim
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| Full name | Jimmy Young Kim | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Jim | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Korean | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1967 (age 49) Cerritos, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Martial Arts | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Lauren Kim | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | USA | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jimmy Young Kim (born 1967) is an American taekwondo practitioner and instructor who won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[2][3]
He earned a PhD as a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine at UC Berkeley.
Students
- Charlotte Craig, Olympian, Beijing 2008
References
- ↑ Boxall, Bettin (1988-08-12). "On an Olympic Kick: Taekwondo Expert Hopes for the Gold in Martial Art". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- ↑ "Love brings 'Motown' to taekwondo". Times Daily. Florence, Ala. Associated Press. 1988-09-21. p. 5D. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- ↑ Sanchez, MarieSam (2012-08-16). "Cerritos Grown Gold Medalist Reflects on the Olympic Moment That Almost Wasn't". Patch.com. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
External links
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