Jimmy Kim

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FullnameJimmy Young Kim
NicknameJim
Born(1967-04-11)April 11, 1967
Cerritos, California, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 2023(2023-06-23) (aged 56)
Jimmy Kim
Personal information
Full nameJimmy Young Kim
NicknameJim
Born(1967-04-11)April 11, 1967
Cerritos, California, U.S.
DiedJune 23, 2023(2023-06-23) (aged 56)
EducationMartial Arts
Alma materCerritos High School, Cal State Long Beach, UC Berkeley, LA College of Chiropractic (SCUHS)
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)[1]
SpouseLauren Kim
Sport
CountryUSA
SportTaekwondo
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games (demonstration)
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulHeavyweight (+83 kg)
World Taekwondo Championships
Silver medal – second place1987 BarcelonaHeavyweight
World Cup Taekwondo Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 HelsinkiHeavyweight
10th Pan Am Games
Gold medal – first place1987 Indianapolis, INHeavyweight
1986 US Olympic Sports Festival
Gold medal – first place1985 Houston, TXHeavyweight
2nd World Games
Gold medal – first place1985 LondonHeavyweight

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]

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]

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