Loading AI tools
American taekwondo practitioner (1967–2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jimmy Young Kim (April 11, 1967 – June 23, 2023) was a Korean 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]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Jimmy Young Kim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Jim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cerritos, California, U.S. | April 11, 1967||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | June 23, 2023 56) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Martial Arts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Cerritos High School, Cal State Long Beach, UC Berkeley, LA College of Chiropractic (SCUHS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Lauren Kim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Kim earned a bachelor's degree in biology with an emphasis on Human Physiology from the University of California Berkeley.
After graduating from UC Berkeley, he earned a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, now known as the Southern California University of Health Sciences. [citation needed]
Kim died on June 23, 2023, at the age of 56.[4]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.