Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Government) and Lim Im-hyun (Hanchee University) won gold in the mixed team event to clinch a second gold medal of the Games.
Kim Woo-jin and Lim Tem-hyun won the gold medal in the mixed team archery final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a 6-0 (38-35 36-35 36-35) victory over Florian Unruh and Michel Kroppen (GER) on Sunday at Les Invalides in Paris, France.
Kim Woo-jin and Lim Im-hyun won gold in the men's and women's team events side by side. They also won the mixed team event. They became the first two-time Parisian double winners, joining fencing sabre champion Oh Sang-wook. It was also the third gold medal for archery at the Games.
South Korea also won the mixed team event, which was introduced at the last Games in Tokyo, for the second time in a row.
Kim Woo-jin won her fourth Olympic gold medal in the mixed event after winning team gold in Rio, Tokyo and Paris. He is tied with Kim Soo-ning (archery) and Jin Jong-oh (shooting) for the most gold medals.
South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei in a shootout in the Round of 16. They beat Italy in the quarterfinals and India in the semifinals to reach the final.
Their opponents, Germany, beat Colombia, Mexico, and the United States to reach the final.
The first shot of the first set was fired by Lim, just like in the previous match. It was an uneasy 8 points, but Kim Woo-jin answered with 10 points. Germany's Kroppen scored eight points and Unruh nine. With a 카지노사이트 one-point lead, Im had 10 points. Kim Woo-jin also scored 10 points to seal the early victory with 38 points.
After dominating the opening set, Korea eased into the second set. The Germans went to the saber first, with Kroppen scoring eight points and Unruh nine. Korea took advantage of the opportunity and extended their lead with 10 points from Lim Im-hyun. Kim Woo-jin shot nine points. In the second shot, both German players scored nine points. The total score was 35 points, the same as in the first set. With more time to spare, Korea secured 36 points with eight points from Lim and nine points from Kim Woo-jin to take a comfortable 4-0 set lead.
In the third set, Germany struck first. Kroppen started the game shakily with eight points. Unruh responded with 10 points. Lim started with another eight points. Kim Woo-jin shot a 9 to put Germany one point behind. Kroppen's second bow went in for seven points. Unruh scored 10 points to bring Germany to 35. He was followed by Lim Im-hyun with 9 points. Kim Woo-jin needs to shoot 9 to tie for the win. Woojin Kim's last bow was at 10 points. That's how the game ended.