WOO Sanghyeok

Republic of Korea
Athletics
23 Apr 1996
27
Male
1.88/6'2''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's High Jump 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
Men's High Jump Qualification - Group B
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
Men's High Jump Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Asian Games
2Men's High Jump2018Indonesia2.28
10Men's High Jump2014Incheon, KOR2.20
Olympic Games
4Men's High Jump2020Tokyo, JPN2.35
QualificationMen's High Jump2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA2.26
World Championships
2Men's High Jump2022Eugene, OR, USA2.35
6Men's High Jump2023Budapest, HUN2.29
QualificationMen's High Jump2017London, GBR2.22
Diamond League
1Men's High Jump2022Doha, QAT2.33
2Men's High Jump2023Florence, ITA2.30
2Men's High Jump2023Doha, QAT2.27
2Men's High Jump2022Monaco, MON2.30
3Men's High Jump2023Zurich, SUI2.31
8Men's High Jump2022Lausanne, SUI2.15
NMMen's High Jump2023Stockholm, SWENM
World Challenge
5Men's High Jump2018Osaka, JPN2.20
6Men's High Jump2017Kawasaki, JPN2.25
9Men's High Jump2015Kawasaki, JPN2.15
Asian Championships
1Men's High Jump2023Bangkok, THA2.28
1Men's High Jump2017Bhubaneswar, IND2.30
7Men's High Jump2019Doha, QAT2.19
10Men's High Jump2015Wuhan, CHN2.10
World Indoor Championships
1Men's High Jump2022Belgrade, SRB2.34
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Smiling Jumper [due to his smiling performance at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo]. (KSOC Naver blog, 10 Oct 2022; gqkorea, 02 Dec 2022)
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Watching videos on YouTube. (gqkorea, 02 Dec 2022)
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Athlete
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Sports and Recreation - Digital Seoul Culture Arts University, Republic of Korea
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Korean
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Yongin Special City [Republic of Korea]
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Kim Do-Kyun [personal], KOR, from 2019
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He was affected by sinusitis in early 2023. He underwent sinus surgery in February 2023 to treat the issue. (yna, 30 Mar 2023)

He claimed a bronze medal in high jump at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Eugene, OR, United States of America, despite spraining his right ankle during his warm up. (yonhapnews, 29 Jul 2014)
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He took up high jump in the fifth grade of primary school. (article, 28 Jul 2014)
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He initially took part in Korean martial art Taekkyeon to help with rehabilitation of a foot injury. He gave it up after moving house, but a primary school coach suggested he take up high jump because he had a good physique, as well as the flexibility, for the discipline. (article, 28 Jul 2014)
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To complete a jump of 2.38 metres, and to win gold at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (news, 10 Jan 2023; yna, 30 Mar 2023; gqkorea, 02 Dec 2022)
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Swedish high jumper Stefan Holm. (sportalkorea, 27 Jun 2016; KSOC Naver blog, 10 Oct 2022)
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Coach Kim Do-Kyun. (maniareport, 27 Feb 2023)
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In 2013 and 2022 he was named Athlete of the Year by the Korea Association of Athletics Federations [KAAF]. (yonhapnews, 21 Jan 2014; aniareport, 27 Feb 2023)
Legend
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Silver Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event