Kim Je-deok

Kim Je-deok (Korean: 김제덕; born 12 April 2004) is

Kim Je-deok
a South Korean archer.[2] He is a three-time Olympic
gold medalist, winning in the mixed team and men's
team events at the 2020 Summer Olympics as well as
the men's team events at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
He was the youngest archer competing at the 2020
Summer Olympics.

Career
Kim got into archery in 2013 when he was nine. After
an appearance on SBS's variety show "Finding Genius" Kim at the Marie Claire photo shoot in 2021
in 2016 at the age of 12, he was nicknamed the
Personal information
"Archery Genius".
Native name 김제덕
He participated in 2019 World Archery Youth National team South Korea
Championships, receiving attention for winning a gold
Born 12 April 2004
medal in the team event and mixed team event, as well
Seoul, South Korea
as a bronze medal in the individual event.
Education Gyeongbuk Il High School
At the end of 2019, in the national selection for the Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
2020 Tokyo Olympics, he placed 14th in the first
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
round, but withdrew from the competition due to
Sport
shoulder impingement syndrome. However, the
postponement of the Tokyo Olympics by one year due Country South Korea
to the COVID-19 pandemic would allow Kim to Sport Archery
recover from his injury, and be able to participate again Rank 9 (as of 15 October 2024)[1]
in the national team competition held in 2021. He
Event Recurve
participated in the national team selection at the
Gwangju International Archery Center on 27 March Club Gyeongbuk Il High School
2021, succeeded in getting into the national team by Coached by Hwang Hyo-jin (club), Park
placing 5th. Then, in the Tokyo Olympic national team Chae-soon (national), Hong
selection match held on 23 April, he finished third and Seung-jin (national)
qualified for the Olympics. Medal record

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Kim scored 688 points Men's recurve archery
in the men’s ranking round, beating the world record Representing South Korea
holder Brady Ellison of the United States (682 points) Olympic Games
to take first place.[3] He was paired with An San in the 2020 Tokyo Team
mixed team competition. The two became Olympic 2020 Tokyo Mixed team
Champions after defeating Steve Wijler and Gabriela 2024 Paris Team
[4]
Schloesser of the Netherlands in the final round. World Championships
During the finals of the mixed team event, the rare 2021 Yankton Team
'Robin Hood arrow' was seen, when an arrow from An
2023 Berlin Team
San penetrated the arrow shot by Kim Je-deok. The
arrows were donated to the International Olympic Asian Games
Committee along with the uniforms of the two athletes 2022 Hangzhou Team
and displayed at the IOC Olympic Museum in Asian Championships
[5]
Lausanne, Switzerland. At the age of 17 years and 3 2023 Bangkok Team
months, he became the youngest medalist in Korean
World Youth Championships
men’s archery history. He also won a second gold
2019 Madrid Team
medal in the men's team event, with his senior archers,
Oh Jin-hyek and Kim Woo-jin. In his bid towards a 2019 Madrid Mixed team
triple crown during the individual round, he lost to 2019 Madrid Individual
Florian Unruh of Germany with a set score of 7-3 in
the round of 32.[6] Although he wasn't able to place himself on the individual podium, by the end of the
Olympics, Kim Je Deok gained fame as the athlete who passionately cheered "Fighting" 15 different
times to cheer for his teammates.[7]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Kim won the gold medal in the men's team event with Kim Woo-jin and
Lee Woo-seok.[8]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award,
and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.

Korea Image Award 2022 Sprout Award Kim Je-deok Won [9]

References
1. "World Ranking Recurve Men Individual" (https://worldarchery.sport/rankings/world-ranking?
country=All&category=Recurve%20Men).
2. "KIM Je Deok" (https://web.archive.org/web/20210804190831/https://olympics.com/tokyo-20
20/olympic-games/en/results/archery/athlete-profile-n1440267-kim-je-deok.htm).
olympics.com. Archived from the original (https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/e
n/results/archery/athlete-profile-n1440267-kim-je-deok.htm) on 4 August 2021. Retrieved
23 July 2020.
3. "Youngest archer in Tokyo seeds top in men's event | World Archery" (https://www.worldarch
ery.sport/news/200374/youngest-archer-tokyo-seeds-top-mens-event).
www.worldarchery.sport. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
4. "South Korea wins gold in archery's mixed team Olympic debut" (https://apnews.com/article/
2020-tokyo-olympics-sports-archery-indonesia-south-korea-a8a6507c1fa206696407b97ff84
559b2). AP News. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
 5. "One-in-a-million Robin Hood goes on display at Olympic Museum | World Archery" (https://
www.worldarchery.sport/news/200950/one-million-robin-hood-goes-display-olympic-museu
m). www.worldarchery.sport. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
6. "Teen archer Kim Je-deok loses bid for 3rd gold medal" (https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/
sports/2022/03/600_312900.html). The Korea Times. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
7. 양궁 금메달 김제덕 화이팅 모음 #Shorts (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kgM-k1Jbm54),
retrieved 17 February 2023
8. "S. Korea wins 3rd straight gold in men's archery team event" (https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/
www/sports/2024/07/600_379582.html). The Korea Times. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July
2024.
9. Jang Ah-reum (16 December 2021). "오징어게임' 황동혁 감독, 조수미·김제덕과 '한국 이미지상'
수상" (https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0005787600) ['Squid Game'
Director Hwang Dong-hyuk wins 'Korea Image Award' with Jo Su-mi and Kim Je-deok] (in
Korean). News1. Retrieved 16 December 2021 – via Naver.

External links
Kim Je-deok (https://worldarchery.sport/athlete/30832) at World Archery
Kim Je-deok (https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/je-deok-kim) at Olympics.com
Kim Je-deok (https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/144969) at Olympedia

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