Kim Je-deok
Kim at the Marie Claire photo shoot in 2021
Personal information
Native name김제덕
National team South Korea
Born (2004-04-12) 12 April 2004
EducationGyeongbuk Il High School
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportArchery
Rank13 (as of 12 December 2023)[1]
EventRecurve
ClubGyeongbuk Il High School
Coached byHwang Hyo-jin (club),Park Chae-soon (national),Hong Seung-jin (national)
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 TokyoMixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Yankton Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Berlin Team
World Archery Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Madrid Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Madrid Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Madrid Individual
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouMen's team recurve

Kim Je-deok (Korean: 김제덕; born 12 April 2004) is a South Korean archer.[2] He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning in the mixed team and men's team events at the 2020 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" in 2016 at the age of 12, he was nicknamed the "Archery Genius."

He participated in 2019 World Archery Youth Championships, receiving attention for winning a gold medal in the team event and mixed team event as well as a bronze medal in the individual event.

At the end of 2019, in the national selection for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he placed 14th in the first round, but withdrew from the competition due to shoulder impingement syndrome. However, in March 2020, as the Tokyo Olympics were delayed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kim recovered from his injury and was able to participate again in the national team competition held in 2021. He participated in the national team selection at the Gwangju International Archery Center on March 27, 2021, succeeded in getting into the national team by placing 5th.Then, in the Tokyo Olympic national team selection match held on April 23, he finished third and was promoted to the Tokyo Olympic team.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Kim scored 688 points in the men’s ranking round, beating the world record holder Brady Ellison of the United States (682 points) to take first place. He paired with An San in the mixed team competition. The two became Olympic Champions after defeating Steve Wijler and Gabriela Schloesser of the Netherlands in the final round. During the finals of the mixed team event, the rare 'Robin Hood arrow' was seen, when an arrow from An San penetrated the arrow shot by Kim Je-deok. The arrows were donated to the International Olympic Committee along with the uniforms of the two athletes and displayed at the IOC Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. At the age of 17 years and 3 months, he became the youngest medalist in Korean men’s archery history. He won a second gold medal in the men's team event, with his senior archers, Oh Jin-hyek and Kim Woo-jin. On his bid towards a triple crown during the individual round, he lost to Florian Unruh of Germany with a set score of 7-3 in the round of 32.[3] 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.[4]

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 [5]


References

  1. ↑ "World Ranking Recurve Men Individual".
  2. ↑ "KIM Je Deok". www.olympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Teen archer Kim Je-deok loses bid for 3rd gold medal". The Korea Times. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ↑ 양궁 금메달 김제덕 화이팅 모음 #Shorts, retrieved 17 February 2023
  5. ↑ Jang Ah-reum (16 December 2021). "오징어게임' 황동혁 감독, 조수미·김제덕과 '한국 이미지상' 수상" ['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.
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