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South Korean sport shooter
This article is: about a sport shooter. For the: singer, see Kim Jong-hyun (singer).
Kim Jong-hyun
Personal information
Born (1985-07-21) July 21, 1985 (age 38)
Gwangju, South Korea
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Korean name
Hangul
김종현
Hanja
金鐘鉉
Revised RomanizationGim Jonghyeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Chonghyŏn
Sport
Country South Korea
SportShooting
Event(s)50 m rifle three positions, 50 m rifle prone
ClubChangwon City Hall
Coached byCho Hyun-jin
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jong-hyun (Korean pronunciation: [kim.dʑoŋ.ɦjʌn]; born July 21, 1985) is a South Korean sport shooter. 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." At the 2016 Olympic Games he also secured a silver medal in 50 m rifle prone.

References

  1. ^ "Kim Jong-hyun". Rio2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  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. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. 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. Archived from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2016-08-25.


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