KIM Jia

Republic of Korea

Date of Birth: 2 Mar 1998

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.64/5'5''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sailing	Mixed Dinghy - 470 KOR Republic of Korea	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 01 #1	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 02 #2	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 03 #3	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 04 #4	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 05 #5	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 06 #6	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 07 #7	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 08 #8	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 09 #9	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 10 #10	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 11 #11	Finished
	NBX Sailing Centre Area B	Mixed Dinghy - 470 Race 12 #12	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Asian Games
5	Women's 29er	2014	Incheon, KOR
7	Women's Laser Radial	2018	Indonesia
World Championships
87	Women's Laser Radial	2018	Aarhus, DEN
Class World Championships
79	Women's Laser Radial	2019	Sakaiminato, JPN
86	Women's Laser Radial	2020	Melbourne, VIC, AUS
World Cup
45	Women's Laser Radial	2020	Enoshima, JPN
Asian Championships
3	Women's Laser Radial	2016	Abu Dhabi, UAE
4	Women's Laser Radial	2018	Jakarta, INA
4	Women's Laser Radial	2014	Incheon, KOR

Occupation:

Ewha Womans University, Seoul, KOR

Languages spoken:

Busan Metropolitan City Hall [Republic of Korea]

Sporting relatives:

Her father Kim Jung-Chul was coach of the Korean sailing team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Her younger brother Kim Dongwook has also competed in the sport, and represented the Republic of Korea at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, and the 2015 420 World Championships in Karatsu, Japan. (SportsDeskOnline, 25 Jul 2022; busan, 27 Feb 2019; news20, 14 Aug 2014; kid, 01 Aug 2014; sail-world男子棍术, 18 Nov 2015)

She began sailing at age eight. (news20, 14 Aug 2014)

She was encouraged to take up the sport by her father and began sailing as a hobby. (news20, 14 Aug 2014; kid, 26 Sep 2009)

Additional Information

General
PRODIGY
She joined the national team when she was in fifth grade of primary school. (news20, 14 Aug 2014)

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event