Kim Jong-hyun (sport shooter)

Kim Jong-hyun
Personal information
Born (1985-07-21) July 21, 1985
Gwangju, South Korea
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)[1]
Korean name
Hangul 김종현
Hanja 金鐘鉉
Revised Romanization Gim Jonghyeon
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chonghyŏn
Sport
Country  South Korea
Sport Shooting
Event(s) 50 m rifle three positions, 50 m rifle prone
Club Changwon City Hall[2]
Coached by Cho Hyun-jin[2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 London 50 m rifle 3 positions
2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m rifle prone
World Championships
2010 Munich 50 m rifle prone team
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou 50 m rifle 3 pos. team
2010 Guangzhou 50 m rifle prone team
2010 Guangzhou 50 m rifle 3 positions
2010 Guangzhou 10 m air rifle team

Kim Jong-hyun (Korean pronunciation: [kim.dʑoŋ.ɦjʌn]; born July 21, 1985) is a South Korean sport shooter.[3] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 10 metre air rifle, where he did not reach the final. He was far more successful in the men's 50 metre rifle - three positions event, where he won the silver medal.[4] At the 2016 Olympic Games he also secured a silver medal in 50 m rifle prone.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kim Jong-hyun". Rio2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  2. 1 2 "Kim Jonghyun". ISSF. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  3. ↑ London2012.com Archived 2013-02-28 at the UK Government Web Archive
  4. ↑ "Kim Jong-Hyeon Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  5. ↑ "Rio 2016: Korea's Kim Jong-hyun wins silver in men's shooting 50m rifle prone". Arirang TV. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
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