Lim Si-hyeon (Korean: 임시현; born 13 June 2003) is a South Korean archer. She competed in the women's individual event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she set a world record in the preliminary round, scoring 694 out of a maximum of 720[1][2] and won the Women's Team Gold.
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| Full name | 임시현 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South Korean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 June 2003 Gangneung, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She is from Gangneung, South Korea.[3][4] She attended No-am Elementary School, where she first began archery as an after-school activity in the third grade.[3] She left her hometown for Seoul to attend Seoul Physical Education High School.[4] She graduated from Korea National Sport University.[3]
She won three gold medals at the 2022 Asian Games.[3][4] The 2024 Olympic Games was her first Olympics.[4]
References
edit- ^ Bulley, Jim (26 July 2024). "Korean archer Lim Si-hyeon breaks first world record of Paris Olympics". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ 이, 영빈 (25 July 2024). "양궁 임시현, 올림픽 첫 경기부터 세계新... "이제 시작일 뿐"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d ""임시현 같은 선수 양성해야죠" 강릉 노암초·경포중 양궁부후원회 발족" (in Korean). No Cut News. Retrieved 27 July 2024 – via Nate News.
- ^ a b c d 김, 동우 (18 July 2024). "37년 만의 아시안게임 양궁 3관왕 "여자 단체전 10연패 이끌 천재 궁사"". Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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