Kim Byoung-jun

Kim Byoung-jun (Korean: 김병준; born 15 August 1991) is a South Korean athlete specialising in the high hurdles.[1] He represented his country at the 2017 World Championships without advancing from the first round. Additionally, he won a silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games and a bronze at the 2015 Asian Championships.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Byoung-jun
Kim Byoung-jun in 2017
Personal information
Born (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991
North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 cm
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 metres hurdles
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationGim Byeongjun
McCune–ReischauerKim Pyŏngjun

His personal bests are 13.39 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.3 m/s, Bangkok 2017) and 7.86 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Flagstaff 2014).[2] The first one is the current national record.

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Korea
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India – 110 m hurdles DNF
East Asian Games Tianjin, China 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.61
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.43
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.75
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 5th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.791
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 12th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.07
World Championships London, United Kingdom 36th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.81
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 5th 110 m hurdles 13.57

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References
  1. Kim Byoung-jun at World Athletics
  2. All-Athletics profile


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