Jimmy Kim

Jimmy Young Kim (April 11, 1967 – June 23, 2023) was a Korean American taekwondo practitioner and instructor who won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.^[2][3]

Jimmy Kim

Personal information
Full name	Jimmy Young Kim
Nickname	Jim
Born	(1967-04-11)April 11, 1967 Cerritos, California, U.S.
Died	June 23, 2023(2023-06-23) (aged 56)
Education	Martial Arts
Alma mater	Cerritos High School, Cal State Long Beach, UC Berkeley, LA College of Chiropractic (SCUHS)
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)[1]
Spouse	Lauren Kim
Sport
Country	USA
Sport	Taekwondo
Medal record Men's taekwondo Representing the  United States Olympic Games (demonstration) 1988 Seoul Heavyweight (+83 kg) World Taekwondo Championships 1987 Barcelona Heavyweight World Cup Taekwondo Championships 1987 Helsinki Heavyweight 10th Pan Am Games 1987 Indianapolis, IN Heavyweight 1986 US Olympic Sports Festival 1985 Houston, TX Heavyweight 2nd World Games 1985 London Heavyweight

Kim earned a bachelor's degree in biology with an emphasis on Human Physiology from the University of California Berkeley.

After graduating from UC Berkeley, he earned a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, now known as the Southern California University of Health Sciences. ^{[citation needed]}

Kim died on June 23, 2023, at the age of 56.^[4]

Former Students

• Charlotte Craig, U.S. Olympian, Beijing 2008
• Gina-Louise Williams, U.S. Collegiate National Team, Korea
• Kira Cramer, U.S. Collegiate National Team, Madrid, Spain
• Troy Lunn, U.S. Junior National Team
• Muhammad Chishti, U.S. Poomsae National Team, WTF Poomsae World Championships, Ankara, Turkey
• Lilian Angel, Poomsae National Team, WTF Poomsae World Championships, Ankara, Turkey
• Skylar Farrell, 2016, 2017, 2018 AAU National Team, 2019 USAT All American
• Noah Kim, 2018 AAU Junior National Team, 2018 USAT All-American, 2019 USAT All American
• Nicholas Kim, 2019 AAU Cadet National Team
• Siena Nguyen, 2019 AAU Cadet National Team
• Ocean Farrell, 2016 AAU Mini Cadet National B-Team