Jimmy Kim
Jimmy Young Kim (April 11, 1967 – June 23, 2023) was 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]
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| Full name | Jimmy Young Kim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Jim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 11, 1967 Cerritos, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 23, 2023 (aged 56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Martial Arts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Cerritos High School, Cal State Long Beach, UC Berkeley, LA College of Chiropractic (SCUHS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Kim earned a bachelor's degree in biology with an emphasis on Human Physiology from the University of California Berkeley.
After graduating from UC Berkeley, he earned a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, now known as the Southern California University of Health Sciences.
Kim died on June 23, 2023, at the age of 56.[4]
Former Students
- Charlotte Craig, U.S. Olympian, Beijing 2008
- Gina-Louise Williams, U.S. Collegiate National Team, Korea
- Kira Cramer, U.S. Collegiate National Team, Madrid, Spain
- Troy Lunn, U.S. Junior National Team
- Muhammad Chishti, U.S. Poomsae National Team, WTF Poomsae World Championships, Ankara, Turkey
- Lilian Angel, Poomsae National Team, WTF Poomsae World Championships, Ankara, Turkey
- Skylar Farrell, 2016, 2017, 2018 AAU National Team, 2019 USAT All American
- Noah Kim, 2018 AAU Junior National Team, 2018 USAT All-American, 2019 USAT All American
- Nicholas Kim, 2019 AAU Cadet National Team
- Siena Nguyen, 2019 AAU Cadet National Team
- Ocean Farrell, 2016 AAU Mini Cadet National B-Team
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.
- Jimmy Kim
External links
- 1988 Gold Medal Match (video)
- Jimmy Kim on Facebook
- https://www.olympic.org/jimmy-kim
- http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-12/sports/sp-327_1_martial-art
- http://www.taekwondodata.com/jimmy-kim.a2pm.html
- https://patch.com/california/cerritos/jimmy-kim-grand-master-chan-yong-oriental-moo-do-taekf81f6d0595
- Jimmy Kim at Olympedia
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