Kim defeated Brady Ellison of the United States in a shoot-off in the final of the men's individual archery event at the Paris-Ainvalide in Paris, France, on April 4 to win the triple crown.
"I said, 'Head light, heart hot,' but I think I only kept about 50 percent of it," Kim told Yonhap News Agency at his office in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on Monday, "but the moment I got the last key, the last puzzle, 바카라 the Olympic gold medal, I was so thrilled and happy," he said.
"Just like Park Ji-sung and Son Heung-min in soccer and Kim Yeon-ah in figure, I wanted to be a representative of the era, and I think I've achieved a little bit," said Kim Woo-jin. "I've only won one gold medal every time, but for the first time I won three. It's very heavy. I will become an athlete worthy of this weight," she vowed.
Kim has been a consistent performer over the past 14 years, starting with the individual and team gold medals at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games and continuing to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro, 2020 Tokyo, and 2024 Paris Olympics.
Kim cites the "endless competition" of the Korean archery system as motivation.
"I could lose to 64th place right now. There's no 'national free pass' even if you've won three Olympic titles. I could fail again in the 2025 national team selection next month," Kim says, adding, "Today's glory cannot be tomorrow's glory. I think it's the steadiness I've been working for that has made me consistent."
The pressure of being labeled the "world's strongest" is something she takes as encouragement and support.
Kim Woo-jin says, "The attention paid to the 'filial sport' is a double-edged sword. It can cut you, or it can cut you. I also feel that we shouldn't tarnish our reputation as the 'world's strongest,'" he admitted, but added, "As long as we hold the bow, we can't escape the pressure, but I think they believe in us and encourage us, so we use it as a driving force."
Having learned how to deal with slumps from SBS commentator Park Kyung-mo, how to run a game from men's national team coach Lim Dong-hyun, 카지노 and how to be a leader from Oh Jin-hyuk (Hyundai Steel), Kim Woo-jin scratched his head and wondered if he had fulfilled his role as the eldest brother at the Games.
"They jokingly call it 'bad luck,' but it was inevitable," Kim said of his matchup with Lee Woo-seok (Kolon), who lost to him in the final of the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games and missed out on military service benefits, and who won bronze at this tournament after losing in the semifinals.
"I had to win the gold medal to make him feel less sorry for me. When I won the gold medal, Woo Seok smiled and congratulated me more than anyone else." "Every match is fair and clean," Kim said. I hope there will be a better player in the final next time," he said, foreshadowing the goodwill competition to come.
He also mentioned his "parallel theory" with Kim Jeduk (Yecheon-gun).
Kim Woo-jin reached the round of 32 in the individual event at Rio de Janeiro 2016, his first Olympics, and the quarterfinals in the individual event at Tokyo 2020, his second Olympics, before finally reaching the top of the podium in his third.
Kim also reached the round of 32 in the individual event at Tokyo 2020, his first Olympics, and the quarterfinals in the individual event at Paris 2024, his second, and Woo Jin Kim said he encouraged him by saying, "You're on the same path as me."
"It's fun just thinking about it," Kim said of the prospect of facing each other in the individual final at the 2028 Los Angeles (LA) Olympics, but quickly added that there would be "no concessions," saying they would "continue to compete and get stronger.
