Jimmy Kim
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| Born |
1967 (age 48) Cerritos, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jimmy Young Kim (born 1967) is a 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.