Kim Jo-sun

Kim Jo-Sun (Korean: 김조순, born June 13, 1975) is a female South Korean archer and Olympic champion.[1] She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team (with Kim Kyung-wook and Yoon Hye-young).[2]

Kim Jo-Sun
Personal information
BornJune 13, 1975 (1975-06-13) (age 48)
Medal record
Women's archery
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Victoria Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Victoria Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Riom Individual
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Individual
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Team

She won an individual gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, as well as a team gold medal.[3]

She married table tennis player Kim Taek-soo in 2000.[4]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Jo-Sun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  2. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Archery". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2008.
  3. "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Asian Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. Lee, Chul-jae (2000-12-23). "탁구스타 김택수·미녀궁사 김조순 결혼". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-11-25.


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