Kim Je-deok of Archery "Since the 6th grade, my role model has been Kim Woo-jin. I was proud to go to the Olympics together." (Yu Quiz)

Aug 21, 2024

Kim Je-deok of Archery 'Since the 6th grade, my role model has been Kim Woo-jin. I was proud to go to the Olympics together.' (Yu Quiz)
Kim Je-deok, an archer who shone at the 2024 Paris Olympics, chose Kim Woo-jin as his role model.

On tvN 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereinafter 'You Quiz'), which aired on the 21st, 'National Team 2 - I'm the best in the world!' There was a special. Guests included shooter Ban Hyo-jin, Oh Ye-jin, and Yang Ji-in, South Korea's men's archery team Kim Woo-jin, Lee Woo-seok, and Kim Je-deok, weightlifter Park Hye-jeong, and women's archery team Jeon Hoon-young, Lim Si-hyun and Nam Soo-hyun to talk about various things.

On this day, Yoo Jae-seok asked "Jeduck is the youngest in the team, so how about looking at the record of the oldest Kim Woo-jin?"

Kim Je-deok watched the Rio Olympics for the first time when he was in the sixth grade of elementary school, and that's when he saw Kim Woo-jin for the first time. I didn't know about the Olympics for the first timeHe confessed, "'It's an honor to go to the same competition as Kim Woo-jin, who used to be a role model at that time, and to win the most gold medals, and I'm proud to be there.'"

Lee Woo-seok, who heard this, exclaimed "I've become a lot more mature," while Jo Se-ho "I don't think he said that when 'Uquiz' came out three years ago." questioned.

When Kim Je-deok said "I always told Woo-jin that I was a role model," Kim Woo-jin smiled pleasantly, saying "Keep your words."



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