Kim Deok-hyeon

Kim Deok-hyeon (Korean pronunciation: [kim.dʌ.kʰjʌn] or [kim] [tʌ.kʰjʌn]; born 8 December 1985 in Kwangju) is a South Korean triple jumper and long jumper.

Kim Deok-hyeon
Personal information
Born (1985-12-08) December 8, 1985 (age 38)
Kwangju, South Korea
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country South Korea
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump, Long jump
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Triple jump
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Wuhan Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2007 Amman Triple jump
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Incheon Triple jump
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Long jump
Updated on 15 August 2012

He won bronze medals at the 2005 Asian Championships and the 2006 Asian Games, the gold medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade, the silver medal at the 2007 Asian Championships and finished ninth at the 2007 World Championships. He also competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.

International competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Korea
2004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy21st (q)Long jump7.12 m (-1.2 m/s)
16th (q)Triple jump15.40 m (-0.4 m/s)
2005Asian ChampionshipsIncheon, South Korea3rdTriple jump16.78 m
East Asian GamesMacau1stTriple jump16.79 m
2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia21st (q)Triple jump15.99 m
Asian GamesDoha, Qatar3rdTriple jump16.87 m
2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand1stTriple jump17.02 m
Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan2ndTriple jump17.00 m
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan9thTriple jump16.71 m
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China18th (q)Triple jump16.88 m
2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia1stLong jump8.41 m (w)
5thTriple jump16.75 m
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany15th (q)Long jump7.99 m
24th (q)Triple jump16.58 m
Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China4thLong jump7.93 m
2010Asian GamesGuangzhou, China1stLong jump8.11 m
5thTriple jump16.56 m
2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea11th (q)Long jump8.02 m
Triple jumpNM
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom22nd (q)Triple jump16.22 m
2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea2ndLong jump7.90 m
3rdTriple jump16.93 m
2015Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, China1stTriple jump16.86 m
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China14th (q)Triple jump16.72 m
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (q)Long jump7.82 m
27th (q)Triple jump16.36 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom16th (q)Long jump7.85 m
2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia8thLong jump7.65 m

Personal best

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  • Triple jump - 17.10 m (2009) NR
  • Long jump - 8.20 m (2009) NR
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