Kim Woo-min

Kim Woo-min (Korean: 김우민; born August 24, 2001) is a South Korean swimmer.

Kim Woo-min
Kim in 2023
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportSwimming
EventFreestyle relay
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
2024 Doha400 m freestyle
2024 Doha4×200 m freestyle
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou4 x 200 m freestyle
2022 Hangzhou400 m freestyle
2022 Hangzhou800 m freestyle
2022 Hangzhou1500 m freestyle
Korean name
Hangul
김우민
Revised RomanizationGim U-min
McCune–ReischauerKim Umin

Career

In July 2021, he represented South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2] He competed in 4 × 200m freestyle relay event. The team did not advance to compete in the final.[3][4]

Kim made a mark in 2024 when he won the 400m freestyle with a time of 3:42.71 to become the second Korean to win the event after Park Tae-hwan won it twice in 2007 and 2011.[5]

References

  1. Kim, Ji-won (June 9, 2021). "강원도청 김우민 생애 첫 올림픽 물살 가른다" [Gangwon Provincial Office Kim Woo-min's first Olympic Games wave] (in Korean). Gangwon Ilbo. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021 via Naver.
  2. Yoon, Se-ho (June 30, 2021). "코로나19 악재 속에서도 멈추지 않은 한국 수영[스포츠토토-SS 공동기획①]" [Korean swimming does not stop despite the bad news of Corona 19 [Sports Toto-SS joint project ①]] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021 via Naver.
  3. "Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary – Tokyo 2020 Olympics" (PDF). Olympics.com. July 27, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. "KIM Woomin". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021.
  5. "Men's 400m Freestyle Finals Results – 2024 World Aquatics Championships" (PDF). Retrieved February 16, 2024.


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