Kim Lim-hwan
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Hangeul | 김 림환 |
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Revised Romanization |
Gim Rimhwan |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
Kim Rimhwan |
Kim Lim-hwan (born May 6, 1992 ) is a South Korean judoka . In 2019 he was second in the world championship in the semi-light weight category, the weight class up to 66 kilograms.
Athletic career
Kim took third place in the 2014 Grand Slam in Baku . In 2016 he won the Samsun Grand Prix. At the 2017 World Championships in Budapest he was defeated by the Russian Mikhail Puljajew in the quarter-finals and finished in fifth place.
In 2019 Kim reached the final at the Grand Slam in Düsseldorf and finished second behind the Japanese Joshiro Maruyama . In May 2019 he won the Grand Prix in Hohhot. At the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo , he defeated the Ukrainian Bohdan Iadow in the quarter-finals and Denis Vieru from Moldova in the semifinals . In the final, as in Düsseldorf, he met Joshiro Maruyama and received the silver medal.
Web links
- Tournament results at judoinside.com
Footnotes
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kim Lim-hwan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean judoka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1992 |