Kim Jae-Yup (born 17 May 1965) is a South Korean retired judoka.

Kim Jae-yup
Personal information
Born (1965-05-17) 17 May 1965 (age 59)
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
김재엽
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKim Jae-yeob
McCune–ReischauerKim Chae-yŏp
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class–‍60 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1988)
World Champ.Gold (1987)
Asian Champ.Gold (1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul ‍–‍60 kg
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍60 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Essen ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul ‍–‍60 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Damascus ‍–‍60 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Mayaguez ‍–‍60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53634
JudoInside.com6093
Updated on 6 June 2023

At the age of 19, Kim became runner-up in the extra-lightweight (60 kg) division in the 1984 Summer Olympics, losing to Shinji Hosokawa of Japan, who was the resigning world champion, by ippon.

History

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But three years later, Kim went up against Hosokawa in the final again at the World Championship held in Essen, Germany, and avenged the loss, beating by ippon.

In the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Kim finally captured an Olympic gold medal by defeating Kevin Asano of the United States, dominating all the matches without allowing any single point.

He currently serves as a full-time professor at Dong Seoul College in South Korea.

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