Kim Jang-woo
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| Born | 20 August 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Triple jump: 17.13m (2025) NR | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kim Jang-woo (born 20 August 1999) is a South Korean triple jumper. He is the South Korean national record holder at the event.[1]
Career
[edit]He won the bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, with a jump of 16.59 metres.[2][3] He represented South Korea at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[4]
He won the silver medal in the triple jump at the 2024 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran, Iran, with a jump of 16.37 metres.[5] He competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, jumping 16.31 metres without advancing to the final.[6][7]
He set a new personal best and South Korean national record of 17.13 metres whilst competing at the National Athletics Championships in Gangwon Province, South Korea, surpassing the previous record of 17.10 meters, set by Kim Deok-hyeon in 2009.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kim Jang-woo". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "Hata's big leap helps Japan to lead proceedings at Asian Championships". World Athletics. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Asian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "11th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Kim Jang-woo falls short in men's triple jump". Koreajoongangdaily. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "Kim Jang-woo (24, Korean military athletic unit) had experience in world championships and Asian Games. However, the Olympics were a completely different stage". mk.co.kr. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "Triple jumper Kim Jang-woo sets new Korean record with 17.13 meters". Koreajoongangdaily. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
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