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Name
  
Kim Hyeon-woo

Role
  
Olympic athlete


Height
  
1.74 m

Weight
  
66 kg

Kim Hyeon woo shouting with closed fists, a male wrestler from South Korea. With a crowd in the background, Kim celebrating his victory at the Greco-Roman 66-kilogram at the 2012 London Olympics with a bruise on his right eye, has black hair, a bandage on his right hand, and wearing a blue FILA with a South Korean flag one-piece singlet.

Born
  
November 6, 1988 (age 35) (
1988-11-06
)
Wonju, Gangwon-do

Olympic medals
  
Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg

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Kim Hyeon-Woo (Hangul: 김현우, [kim.ɦjʌn.u]; born November 6, 1988 in Wonju, Gangwon-do) is a male wrestler from South Korea. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Kim won the gold medal in the 66 kg Greco-Roman wrestling final.

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Kim Hyeon woo smiling while holding his gold medal on a violet strap, is a male wrestler from South Korea with a bruised eye, black hair, and a bandage on his right hand while wearing a white FILA with a South Korean flag Olympic jacket.

Kim hyeon woo earns wrestling grand slam after winning the 75 kilo greco roman g


Biography

Kim Hyeon woo shouting with eyes closed while holding a green rod with a hand bandaged, a male wrestler from South Korea in the 2012 London Olympic Games; has bruised eye on the right, wearing a blue FILA with a small South Korean flag one-piece singlet.

Kim began to train judo at the age of 9. However he converted his sport into wrestling in 2001.

Kim Hyeon woo with a serious face raising his right arm in a closed fist is a male wrestler from South Korea with a bruise on his right eye wearing a blue FILA one-piece singlet.

Kim first drew international attention in 2006 when he won the silver medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships and the gold medal at the Asian Junior Wrestling Championships. Kim became a member of the South Korean senior national team in 2010 when he won the gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships.

Kim Hyeon woo smiling while biting his gold medal, a male wrestler from South Korea, during the 2012 London Olympic Games with a bruised right eye, has black hair, wearing a white Olympic jacket.

At the 2011 World Wrestling Championships, Kim won bronze for his first medal at a major competition. In the quarterfinal bout, he beat 2008 Olympic silver medalist Vitaliy Rahimov of Azerbaijan 2-0. In December 2011, Kim won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the Pre-London Olympics Test Event.

Kim Hyeon woo running while holding the Korean flag and looking at the side, a male wrestler from South Korea during the 2012 London Olympic Games with blurred crowds in the background. With his bruised right eye, and black hair, he is wearing a blue FILA with a small South Korean flag one-piece singlet.

At the 2012 Olympics, Kim edged out defending Olympic champion Steeve Guenot of France 2-1 in the semifinals. In the final, Kim beat Tamás Lőrincz of Hungary with 2-0 (1:0, 2:0) to give South Korea its first wrestling gold of the London Games.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Kim was defeated by Roman Vlasov of Russia in the round of 16 in the 75 kg division. He then defeated Yang Bin of China during the repechages and Božo Starčević of Croatia to win the bronze medal. He was the flag bearer for South Korea during the closing ceremony.

References

Kim Hyeon-woo Wikipedia
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