Jimmy Kim

Jimmy Kim
Personal information
Full name Jimmy Young Kim
Nickname(s) Jim
Nationality Korean
Born 1967 (1967) (age 49)
Cerritos, California, U.S.
Education Martial Arts
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg)[1]
Spouse(s) Lauren Kim
Sport
Country USA
Sport Taekwondo

Jimmy Young Kim (born 1967) is an American 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

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Love brings 'Motown' to taekwondo". Times Daily. Florence, Ala. Associated Press. 1988-09-21. p. 5D. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  3. Sanchez, MarieSam (2012-08-16). "Cerritos Grown Gold Medalist Reflects on the Olympic Moment That Almost Wasn't". Patch.com. Retrieved 2015-01-04.


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