Kim Won-jin

South Korea Judo | Fighter

Player Info

Full Name: Kim Won-jin

Nationality: South Korea

Position: Fighter

Born: 01 May 1992

Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)

Club Info

Team: South Korea Judo

Sport: Fighting

About Kim Won-jin

Kim Won-Jin (Hangul:김원진, born 1 May 1992) is a South Korean judoka. He is a two-time World Championship bronze medalist and won a gold medal at the 2015 Asian Judo Championships.

On 8 February 2016, after winning bronze at the Grand Slam Paris Kim reached world no.1 in the men's 60 kg world rankings, holding the top spot until the 2016 Summer Olympics where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

In 2021, Kim won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.